You don't need to struggle alone.
I'm Adam Hauser, MD, a child, adolescent, and young adult psychiatrist in Princeton, New Jersey. For over 20 years, I've treated people who feel misunderstood, isolated, and stuck, and with their families who want to help. I see children, adolescents, and young adults both in person and virtually by phone or video. I provide expert psychiatric medication management combined with practical therapy that actually makes a difference in daily life.
What makes my practice different
I bring deep psychopharmacological expertise to people who often need it most. Neurodivergent individuals deserve thoughtful, nuanced medication strategies. The right medication, carefully calibrated, can open doors. But it takes clinical experience and attention to distinguish between medication effects, developmental factors, and the very real challenges of being understood.
I specialize in working with people who think differently, process the world differently, and often get missed or misunderstood by traditional approaches. Many struggle not just with their diagnosis, but because they haven't had the chance to learn how to bridge the gap between their way of communicating and everyone else's.
I provide both: careful medication management informed by 20+ years of psychiatric experience, and real skills training—how to read social situations, express care in ways others understand, and navigate relationships when your brain works differently. This dual approach addresses both the biological and the relational, reducing symptoms while also working on loneliness, fear, and isolation.
I work with:
- ADHD and executive function challenges
- Autism spectrum and social communication differences
- Anxiety and OCD
- Depression and mood disorders
- Sensory integration problems
- Perceptual disturbances and somatic disorders
- Social skills and relationship difficulties
- School, work, or life transition stress
Parents, children and young adults often come to me saying:
- "My daughter is brilliant but she struggles socially."
- "My child has tried other therapists and nothing worked."
- "I have online friends but not in person."
- "My teen is anxious all the time and we don't know how to help."
- "I feel like nobody understands how I think."
About Adam Hauser, MD
Education and Experience
I studied sociology and psychology at the University of Virginia, then worked in neuropsychological research. I attended medical school at Drexel and completed my residency in general psychiatry at Brown's Butler Hospital, followed by my fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Harvard's Cambridge Hospital. I've been practicing in Princeton since 2002 and have had my own practice since 2008.
I served as the staff psychiatrist to Rider University and the Westminster Choir College and a consulting psychiatrist to the Lawrenceville Prep School. I currently treat Princeton University Students as part of their referral network. I consult to special education attorneys defending the educational rights of learning disabled students.
The Work
Medication is the foundation of what I do. The right medication at the right dose changes brain chemistry in ways that reduce symptoms, improve focus, calm anxiety, and lift depression. I have deep expertise in psychopharmacology—knowing which medications to use, how to combine them, how to adjust doses, and how to manage side effects. This is my primary work.
But medication alone doesn't teach someone how to make friends, read a room, or communicate in a way that other people understand. That's where the comprehensive approach matters. I've learned from working with college students that by the time people reach their late twenties, patterns of isolation and miscommunication are often deeply set. Early intervention makes a real difference.
A lot of my work is translation. I help people figure out how their brain works, then teach them how to interact with people whose brains work differently. This matters especially for neurodivergent individuals who are constantly misreading or being misread by the people around them.
When people understand how they think and how others think, the loneliness lifts. They learn they just needed better tools for relationships.
I often hear that someone tried other therapists and nothing worked. Usually that's because the therapist was focused on behavior modification or coping strategies without addressing the core communication gap. You can't cope your way out of being fundamentally misunderstood.
Recognition
In 2014, area physicians voted me Best Child Psychiatrist in Southern New Jersey. While I appreciate that, what matters more to me are the people who come back years later and tell me they're doing well. They have friends, they're less anxious, they understand themselves.
Services
Evaluation, diagnosis, medication management, and therapy. Appointments available in person or virtually by phone or video.
Areas of Focus
ADHD and Executive Function: People with ADHD lose track of conversational threads, interrupt, miss social cues, and struggle to read the room. I teach how to track conversations, when to speak and when to hold back, how to notice when someone is losing interest.
Autism Spectrum and Social Communication: I teach how to read tone, know when someone is joking, show care in ways others recognize, and navigate conversations that feel confusing.
Anxiety and OCD: Both are treatable with medication and learning techniques to interrupt the patterns.
Depression and Mood Disorders: Depression in younger people can look like irritability, withdrawal, or physical complaints. I identify what's depression and treat it.
Social Skills and Communication: I teach people to recognize different communication styles and adapt to connect across them.
FAQ
Q: Do you accept insurance?
A: I do not accept insurance. Payment is made at the time of the appointment. I provide detailed superbills (itemized receipts) that you can submit to your insurance company for out-of-network reimbursement.
Q: How long is the evaluation?
A: The initial evaluation takes 3 hours with children and adolescents, and 2 hours with adults. I need to understand you or your child's history, way of thinking, struggles, and current life circumstances. For younger patients, I'll talk with parents and the patient separately and together.
Q: How long are your appointments and how often will we meet?
A: Appointments can last up to 50 minutes, which include medication management with or without psychotherapy. We will meet weekly after starting a new medication, and as symptoms improve you or your child will need to see me less frequently. Social translation training and psychotherapy are most successful when you or your child are seen on a weekly basis. After which, appointments can be spread out as you or your child gain more competence as they practice their translation skills.
Q: Is there anything I need to bring to the evaluation?
A: Please bring the following to the evaluation
- List of current medications (if any)
- Any previous psychological or psychiatric evaluations
- School IEP or 504 plans (if applicable)
- Records from previous mental health providers
If you don't have all of these, that's fine. We can work with whatever information you have
Q: I have a therapist. Do you do medication management only?
A: Yes, I collaborate with therapists and make referrals to share care when appropriate.
Q: What is your cancellation policy?
A: I ask for 24 hours notice for cancellations when possible. If you need to cancel with less notice or miss an appointment, there will be a charge for the session. I understand that emergencies and unexpected situations come up. If something urgent happens, please call and we can discuss it.