need rec for child therapist ....specific issue

I am writing on behalf of a friend. This is for her 4 year old daughter who most likely has selective mutism. Amazing smart chatty kid until in public or even with her daycare teachers that she has known for years. She nneeds a rec for a therapist who specializes in this. Preferably nassau county. Tia!!!!

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I don't know any but I got a flyer in the mail (I'm a SLP) for Unlocking the Mystery of Selective Mutism and Social Anxiety. www.pesi.com. it's in Melville on 4/27. meant for professionals, but maybe something to look into. I know there is a book called The Worried Child by Paul Foxman, PhD.

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Marian Moldan is a social worker who specializes in this. She is great. Plainview and Miller Place offices

631331-8759

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Another option is Hofstra University's Saltzman Center. Graduate psychology students are supervised by licensed psychologists and are very behavioral so would work well with this also.

516-463-6535

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Thank goodness they are seeking help.

I have a BIL that has it & has since childhood. He refused a lot of the help he could have had, has severe social anxiety also. He's in his 30's and I can't see it ever getting better.