Handspring

About Handspring

Handspring is a company dedicated to providing personalized virtual pediatric mental health care. Their mission is to build lifelong coping and confidence skills in children, teens, young adults, and their families, with no waitlist and free consultations available within 48 hours.

They address the broken system of mental health care by making gold-standard behavioral health care accessible and effective for young people and supportive for parents. The company emphasizes evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as the core treatment method.

Key Features and Values

Handspring operates in multiple states including California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Florida. Their care model includes:

Therapy provided by licensed therapists using proven approaches like CBT.
Medication management when appropriate, coordinated closely with therapy and family.
Parent training and support sessions to empower parents in managing emotional and behavioral challenges.
Collaboration with parents as essential partners in the therapy process with regular check-ins.
Continuous training and expert consultations for therapists to ensure high-quality care.
Leadership team led by experienced professionals committed to the company's mission.

Handspring is committed to ethical practices, flexibility, continuous growth, diversity, and teamwork to provide thoughtful, high-quality care that meets each family's unique needs.