Child Counseling Associates, 

We closed the practice after 2/28/2023. If you need patient records after that date, send a request to mscheer@tulane.edu.

Amy Mikolajewski, PhD joined the Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in 2015 and joined the faculty in 2019.  Dr. Mikolajewski spent her early years in Michigan, received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and her PhD from Florida State University.  She is trained and certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). She conducts research at CCA on externalizing problems in youths.

Jenna is a native of Mandeville and received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology  from the University of Alabama. She worked from 2019-2021 as a research coordinator at the institute for Juvenile Research in Chicago. She is trained in many assessment methods and research techniques for both adults and children. She is interested in both clinical and research psychology.

​​​Amy Mikolajewski, PhD

Marti Tidwell, LCSW

Dr. Scheeringa is the founder and director of Child Counseling Associates, LLC.  He is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist who has practiced in the New Orleans area since 1998. He completed his residency training at Indiana University in 1993, and received training in infant and preschool psychiatry from 1995-1996 at LSU. From 1998-2022 he was at Tulane University Department of Psychiatry, Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  He has conducted multiple studies on PTSD with a focus on very young children. He has many publications in this area and he conducts training workshops on assessment and CBT treatment of PTSD in children. He was on the editorial board of the Journal of Traumatic Stress. He is married with one son.

Jenna Sims, BS

Meet Our Providers

Michael Scheeringa, MD

Ms. Tidwell is a licensed clinical social worker.  She graduated from the Tulane University School of Social Work in 2011 and has practiced in the New Orleans and Metairie areas since then. Marti specializes in applying evidence-based treatment, particularly cognitive behavior therapy, and is interested also in a wide range of emotional, mood and behavioral problems.  She is experienced in treating grief and trauma, and is trained and certified in mulltiple CBT protocols, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Triple P (Positive Parenting Program).  Marti is a New Orleans native.