Providers in Chittenden County | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Behavioral Medicine • Colchester, VT
Clinic Type
Behavioral Medicine
Address
Champlain Community Services, Inc. 512 Troy Avenue, Colchester, VT 05446
Phone
(802) 655-0511
michaelgilman@optimavt.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Emergency Care
24-hour on-call number: (866) 331-7735
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
Languages Spoken
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FAQs
Email: michaelgilman@optimavt.org Do you take insurance?
Yes Do you take Medicaid? Yes
Conditions treated: Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse Services for Children and Families, Developmental services Do you take insurance?
Select private insurances depending on the program Do you take Medicaid? Yes
Do you take insurance?
Select private insurances depending on the program Do you take Medicaid? Yes
org Do you take insurance?
No Do you take Medicaid? 0
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Healthgrades: 2.3 out of 5 stars (3 reviews)
- Healthgrades: 1.0 out of 5 stars (1 review)
Patients praise
- Highly specialized care in child and adolescent psychiatry
- Affiliation with academic medical centers and Golisano Children's Hospital
- Comprehensive, family-centered approach to mental health treatment
Common complaints
- Perceived unprofessionalism and poor communication
- Reports of feeling emotionally dismissed or abused by providers
- Dissatisfaction with the quality of psychiatric services in the region
"She was extremely unprofessional. The quality of psychiatric services in this state is notoriously bad... It had been 33 minutes. The appt. ended with her hanging up on me."
— Healthgrades review for Dr. Sara Pawlowski"...subjects her patients to emotional and psychological abuse, and maliciously known to cause her patients mental and physical suffering..."
— Healthgrades review for Dr. Alisson RichardsSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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