My son is nonverbal and had to see a psychiatrist. At first, I thought it would be a waste of time, especially since he did not talk. However, she talked to me about his behavior and how he functions in certain situations. Afterward, she was able to help by contacting the school for extra therapy times with his speech and OT, and she was also able to help get us into more speech therapies in other facilities with a single phone call (after I spent years calling this other facility every month for two years only to have them tell me they had no openings). She has helped tremendously without issuing any medications. You could possibly tell your son that you know he gets overwhelmed sometimes, so you want to help him feel better when times like that occur, and these people can help too. Let him know that he should tell them how he feels when he gets anxious and what kinds of situations cause him to feel that way, that way those people can help both you and him to find solutions to help calm that overwhelming feeling. Let him know this will help you too, that way he is not alone in this. Learning new strategies for managing anxiety is good thing for anyone really. Hope that helps.