Mental health consultation as conducted by Dr. Howell provides a 2nd opinion regarding psychiatric diagnoses. This services can help caregivers, patients and family members to feel confident about their treatment course.

Dr. Howell has developed a niche and become the foremost authority at Johns Hopkins in treating severe mental illness in youth.  Specifically she developed an expertise in treating early onset psychosis.

She has performed many second opinion consultations to the inpatient and day hospital teams at Johns Hopkins Hospital.  Additionally she has completed second opinion consultations for psychosis in the Early Intervention Clinic at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

In private practice, she has completed second opinion evaluations for families from various regions of the US.  The aim is to provide a sound diagnosis and treatment recommendations to families and their existing care providers.