Pediatric Functional & Integrative Medicine Georgia Families
Functional and integrative medicine combined with expert pediatric counseling, for children with Autism, ADHD, PANS/PANDAS, OCD, anxiety, and complex behavior issues.
Dr. Ashley O'Shields, M.D. · Board-Certified Pediatrician · MAPS Fellowship Candidate
Allison O'Shields, LCSW · Certified Integrative Mental Health Practitioner
We Hear This Every Day
As a pediatrician and pediatric mental health team with 20+ years helping families of children with behavioral challenges, we meet parents every day who share these frustrations:
Our Child-Focused Approach
We work with each family to create a personalized program that integrates functional and integrative medicine with expert pediatric counseling. Here is what that includes:
Rather than guessing, we use advanced testing to gain a detailed understanding of your child's unique biology, including genomics, microbiome health, immune function, nutritional needs, metabolism, environmental exposures, and hidden stressors, so every recommendation is informed, targeted, and personalized.
When nutritional deficiencies are identified, we develop a personalized supplementation plan to provide the building blocks your child's body needs for healthy growth, development, and optimal brain function.
When children sleep well, they are better equipped to focus, manage emotions, and handle frustrations throughout the day. These benefits extend to the entire family.
We identify the right activities for your child's specific needs. Making movement enjoyable early builds a foundation for lifelong wellness.
For children who are able to communicate verbally, weekly individual counseling sessions address emotional regulation, social skills, and behavior, bringing what is learned in the program into your child's daily world.
Led by a specialist with over 25 years of experience. Weekly in-person guidance to reduce daily struggles, strengthen communication, and create calmer, more predictable days at home.
Both specialists meet weekly, coordinate directly, and produce a single written plan for your family so nothing falls through the cracks between providers.
We communicate directly with your child's school, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and any other providers, so the plan carries into every part of your child's day.
Six-Month Programs · Georgia Families
Both programs provide a whole-child, whole-family approach that combines physician-led medical care with individualized family support.
For children with ADHD, attention challenges, anxiety, OCD, PANS/PANDAS, and complex behavior issues
A six-month physician-led program combining comprehensive lab evaluation, personalized medical treatment, weekly child counseling, and weekly in-person parent training. If your child's attention, impulsivity, or behavior is affecting daily life at home, at school, or with friends, this program was designed for your family. No formal diagnosis is required.
LEARN MORE & APPLYFor children on the autism spectrum
A six-month precision medicine and family program that addresses your child's biology, your family's daily life, and your child's emotional development. All at once. We go beyond symptom management to identify and treat the underlying medical factors that affect how your child feels, functions, and connects with the world.
LEARN MORE & APPLYDr. Ashley also works with children outside this age range through individualized programs designed to address each child's specific medical and developmental needs. Please call 404-558-6329 to discuss whether an individualized program is appropriate for your family.
Meet Your Care Team
Board-Certified Pediatrician | Functional & Integrative Medicine Consultant
A board-certified pediatrician with over 20 years of experience helping families. Dr. Ashley combines conventional medical training with deep expertise in functional and integrative precision medicine, including additional training in nutrition, integrative and functional psychiatry, and is currently completing her fellowship with the Medical Academy of Pediatrics and Special Needs (MAPS). She conducts a thorough evaluation of each child, including a comprehensive physical exam, a detailed review of the entire medical history from birth to present, and a full interpretation of all laboratory results to formulate a treatment plan specific to that child. She consults with your family weekly and coordinates with your child's existing care team throughout the program.
Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional | Pediatric & Family Counseling
A licensed clinical social worker and Certified Integrative Mental Health Practitioner with over 25 years of experience helping families of children with behavioral challenges. Ms. Allison leads the weekly in-person parent training group, provides individual counseling sessions for verbal children, and communicates directly with your child's school, day care, and other providers. She practices under her Georgia license and ensures that what happens in the program carries into every part of your child's day.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Our next group starts July 2026. Space is limited to 5 families per group.
Start this summer so your child begins the 2026 to 2027 school year on the right foot.
404-558-6329Please call to speak with Dr. Ashley directly. If she is with a patient, please leave a message with the best time to reach you and she will return your call the same day.
Common Questions
These are not coaching programs. They are direct medical care combined with evidence-based in-person parent training and licensed child counseling, delivered simultaneously by two specialists who coordinate weekly and produce one written plan for your family.
Dr. Ashley provides hands-on precision medicine with lab interpretation, individualized treatment protocols, and weekly clinical oversight. Ms. Allison delivers evidence-based parent training and provides individual counseling sessions for verbal children. Most programs offer advice or general guidance. We provide actual clinical treatment across three disciplines at the same time, because partial treatment produces partial results.
This is a private, physician-led program that operates outside of traditional insurance to provide the highest level of personalized, coordinated care without limitations on visit frequency or treatment decisions.
We can provide a statement of services for potential out-of-network reimbursement, and we encourage you to check with your insurance provider about your specific plan. Some labs are covered by insurance. Those that are not are included in the program.
Dr. Ashley is a practicing pediatric consultant and Ms. Allison is a licensed clinical social worker. Both practice under their Georgia licenses. The in-person parent group sessions are a core component of the program and require geographic proximity. This is what allows us to provide the level of hands-on, coordinated care that makes these programs work.
Both group programs serve children ages 4 to 10. If your child is outside this age range, Dr. Ashley also offers individualized programs designed to address each child's specific medical and developmental needs. Please call 404-558-6329 to discuss whether an individualized program is appropriate for your family.
We work alongside your child's primary pediatrician and existing therapies, including occupational therapy, speech therapy, and any other services your child currently receives. Dr. Ashley adds the functional and integrative precision medicine layer that coordinates and informs without disrupting the care your pediatrician and therapists already provide. Ms. Allison communicates directly with your child's school, day care, and other providers.
Yes. In fact, children who have behavioral and developmental challenges should always receive pediatric counseling support in addition to any medical treatment they are receiving. Multiple studies confirm that a pediatric specialist trained to help parents and children with behavior issues is a critical part of your child's success team. Our programs are designed to complement, not replace, what your family is already doing.
Results vary by child, but families typically see improvement in daily behavior, emotional regulation, sleep, and family stress within the first 8 to 12 weeks. Because we address underlying biology alongside behavior, changes tend to be meaningful and lasting. Our goal is for your child to feel better, function better, and for your family to feel more connected and less overwhelmed.
Yes. Dr. Ashley would be glad to serve as your child's consulting doctor whether or not your child is currently taking daily medication. Often, when we optimize a child's health, their medication dose can be decreased or even stopped. If we need to consider adjusting or discontinuing a medication, Dr. Ashley will work closely with the prescribing doctor. Because she functions as a consulting doctor, your child will need to continue care with their primary pediatrician.
Dr. Ashley works as a functional and integrative medicine pediatric consultant in conjunction with your child's current health care team. She is not a replacement for your primary care pediatrician. All new patients are required to have a current primary care pediatrician to cover emergencies and routine care and screening.
These programs are well suited for families who are ready to go beyond symptom management and want to understand what is actually driving their child's challenges. Families who do best are committed to the process, open to a functional and integrative approach, and motivated to implement changes at home. If you have pursued other approaches and feel that something important is still missing, this program was designed with your family in mind.