Dr. Annabel Kuhn, MD
Psychiatrist in Brookline, MA
Dr. Kuhn is a board-certified psychiatrist who completed her residency at Harvard and her fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital. She keeps a limited patient panel so evaluations are unhurried and appointments are available when patients need them, with particular focus on children whose psychiatric needs sit alongside a medical, neurological, or developmental condition.
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Psychiatric Care for Medically and Neurologically Complex Children
When a child has epilepsy, an autoimmune illness, a genetic condition, or another serious medical diagnosis, psychiatric symptoms are rarely separate from the rest of the picture. Sorting out what comes from the illness, what comes from the treatment, and what needs psychiatric care in its own right takes a clinician who has done this work before.
Dr. Kuhn treats the child's mental health while considering the full medical picture and working closely with the people already involved in their care. This expertise generally lives inside the major hospital systems and is difficult to find in private practice.
Dr. Kuhn also provides general psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults. See all services.
Meet Dr. Kuhn
Dr. Kuhn's approach is grounded in evidence-based practice and a commitment to truly knowing her patients. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed her psychiatry residency at Harvard and her child and adolescent fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital.
She prioritizes her role as a therapist and prescribes medication when it is clinically indicated or wanted, rather than separating the two into different appointments with different clinicians.
Learn More About Dr. Kuhn →How Care Works
A ten-minute introductory call
Every family starts with a brief phone conversation, so you can describe what you are looking for and Dr. Kuhn can confirm her practice is the right fit.
A two-hour initial evaluation, in two parts
The first part is with parents or caregivers, before Dr. Kuhn meets your child. The second is with your child. Read more about how the evaluation works.
Ongoing care
Post-evaluation, Dr. Kuhn creates a care plan to support patients through their care journey's.
Psychiatric Services in Brookline & Greater Boston
Care for children, adolescents, and adults
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Comprehensive evaluation, psychotherapy, and medication management for children and teens, with close collaboration with families, schools, and medical teams.
Learn More →Adult Psychiatry
Thoughtful, collaborative, goal-oriented psychiatric treatment for a limited number of adults, combining thorough evaluation with evidence-based care.
Learn More →Concierge Psychiatry
Direct communication and extended sessions for patients and families seeking a closer physician relationship.
Learn More →Also Treating
Evaluation and evidence-based treatment across common psychiatric conditions in children and adults
Anxiety
Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, separation anxiety, and performance anxiety.
Learn More →Depression
Major depression, persistent depressive disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and treatment-resistant depression.
Learn More →ADHD
Thorough evaluation and individualized treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adults.
Learn More →OCD
Evidence-based treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, including collaboration with therapists providing ERP.
Learn More →For Referring Physicians
Dr. Kuhn welcomes referrals from pediatricians, neurologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, and other clinicians caring for children with concurrent medical and psychiatric needs. She communicates directly with referring clinicians.
Frequently Asked Questions
What ages does Dr. Kuhn treat?
Children, adolescents, and adults. Her particular focus is children who also have medical, neurological, or developmental conditions, but she treats a full range of psychiatric conditions across all three groups.
Do you accept insurance?
Dr. Kuhn offers care on a private-pay basis and does not participate with insurance plans. This model is what allows for two-hour initial evaluations, direct communication with your other clinicians, and appointments as often as clinically needed. See Payment & Fees for details.
Does Dr. Kuhn treat children who have medical or neurological conditions?
Yes, this is a particular focus of the practice. She provides psychiatric care for children who also have medical, neurological, or developmental conditions, treating the child's mental health while considering the full medical picture. She does not treat the underlying medical condition itself.
Will Dr. Kuhn coordinate with my other doctors?
Yes, with your consent. She communicates directly with pediatricians, neurologists, medical specialists, therapists, dietitians, school staff, and previous clinicians. With medically complex patients the information needed to understand the psychiatric picture is often spread across several people, and her limited patient panel exists so that gathering it is possible.
Do you offer telehealth?
Yes. Telehealth appointments are available for patients throughout Massachusetts, for both adults and children.
Our Location
Brookline, MA 02446
Virtual appointments available throughout Massachusetts
Located on Beacon Street near Coolidge Corner, one mile from Boston Children's Hospital and the Longwood Medical Area.
Start With a 10-Minute Introductory Call
Before scheduling an evaluation, Dr. Kuhn speaks with a parent or caregiver by phone for about ten minutes. It is a chance to describe what you need, ask about her approach, and decide together whether this practice is the right fit.
Request a 10-Minute Introductory Call