General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
  Dr. Portteus follows this practice to ensure that medications are working optimally, and that potential adverse effects such as decreased appetite and weight loss, increased pulse or blood pressure, mood problems such as depression or irritability, sleep disruption, or unwanted changes in personality or activity level are appropriately monitored.
• Pediatric Care
  The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend close monitoring of patients taking stimulants. Dr. Portteus follows this guideline with the following practices...
• Primary Care
  Before opening his private practice in 2006, Dr. Portteus was on faculty of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas as an Associate Professor, where he taught medical students and resident physicians about psychiatric interviewing, diagnosis, and treatment. Dr. Portteus served as Medical Director of Psychiatric Consult Services at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas from 2002 through 2006. He has served as a psychiatric consultant to Parkland Community- Oriented Primary Care Pediatric Clinics, Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers, Dallas Metrocare, and Shades of Hope Residential Treatment Center.
• Emergency Care
  If this is a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or visit your local emergency room for immediate care and attention.
• Urinary Incontinence

Neurologists

• Neurology
  The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist is a physician licensed to practice medicine. After completing the above training, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist is eligible to take an examination to become Board certified in General Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. After successfully completing this examination, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist becomes eligible for an additional examination to become Board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Autism

Psychiatrists

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  A boy with ADHD enraged his father with off-task behavior, and the family was frequently in turmoil and conflict. With a little probing I learned that the father and child were frequently in screaming matches. “Are they having fun together?” I wanted to know. No. The child did not like what the father liked. A little problem solving revealed that everyone liked board games, however, the family rarely played them.
• Depression
• Mental Health
  Ms. Messineo is honored to be a part of a team dedicated to providing quality mental health treatment to the members of her community. She is a natural in the field and finds the work very rewarding. The care she provides encompasses the Jesuit concept known as cura personalis, which translates as “care of the whole person.” She prioritizes treating each patient holistically, addressing the entire bio-psycho-social entity of each individual. Her warm and welcoming personality allows her to establish a promising rapport with each of her patients. She goes to great lengths to create a safe and secure environment that allows for vulnerability, openness, and trust. She views communication as a requirement rather than a luxury and ensures that each and every one of her patients feels listened to, validated, and understood.
• Psychiatry
  Denise is the Portteus Psychiatry Group Office Manager and the first point of contact to answer questions and provide resources for families scheduling to meet with our providers. Denise is committed to providing the best service when parents or children ask questions, schedule appointments, request medication refills, or present other needs from school relations and coordination to inquiries about payment or insurance processing or billing. She handles the logistics needed to maintain a successful, warm and welcoming environment for the families we serve.
• Anxiety

Dermatologists

• Burns

Physical Therapists

• Physical Therapy
  Denise began her career in fashion, and maintains her interest in design and sewing, and was a copy editor and account manager for over a decade with the Park Cities News publication, She is also experienced with children, adolescents, parents and their communities through her work in school administration in the Dallas metroplex, working to coordinate physical therapy for medically fragile students and to create individual education plans for children with learning differences.