Services
Medication management
Steady follow-ups for the medicines you take, with time to talk about how they are really working.
Medication management is the ongoing part of psychiatric care. After your first evaluation, you meet with the same clinician every few weeks at first, then every one to three months once things are steady. Each visit is a check on how you are sleeping, feeling, and functioning, what side effects you notice, and whether the plan still fits your life.
People often reach out when
- You already take a psychiatric medicine and your prescriber moved, retired, or stopped taking your insurance
- Your primary care doctor started a medicine and suggested a psychiatrist take over
- A medicine helped at first but does not seem to help as much now
- Side effects are getting in the way of work, sleep, or relationships
- You want to talk about lowering a dose or stopping a medicine safely
What happens, step by step
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Step 1: Bring your history
A list of current and past medicines, doses, and what each one did or did not do. Pharmacy printouts help. We can request records from your last prescriber with your permission.
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Step 2: Full evaluation first
Even if you only want refills, your first visit is a full evaluation (60 to 75 minutes) so your new clinician understands the whole picture.
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Step 3: A written plan
You leave with a short written summary: what we are keeping, what we are changing, what to watch for, and when we will meet again.
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Step 4: Regular follow-ups
Follow-ups run 20 to 30 minutes, in person or by video. Between visits, you can send non-urgent questions through the patient portal.
About medication
One possible part of a plan, never a promise
Medication can be one useful part of a plan, alongside therapy, sleep, and the rest of your life. Your clinician will explain the options, the likely benefits, the common side effects, and what to watch for, and you decide together. Some people choose not to take medication, and that is a valid choice. We never promise a particular prescription at any visit.
When another kind of care fits better
If you need someone to manage medicines in a hospital, a residential program, or with daily monitoring, we will help you find that level of care.
What it costs
- First evaluation (self-pay) 60 to 75 minutes
- $375 to $450
- Follow-up visit (self-pay) 20 to 30 minutes
- $150 to $225
With insurance, you usually pay your plan's specialist copay instead. We check your plan before the first visit. Insurance and fees
Questions about medication management
Will you just continue my current prescriptions?
Often, yes, if they are working and are a safe fit. But your clinician has to evaluate you first, so we cannot promise to continue any medicine before that visit. If you are running low, ask your current prescriber for a bridge supply while you wait for your intake.
How often are follow-ups?
Usually every two to four weeks while a medicine is new or changing, then every one to three months once things are steady. Your clinician will suggest a rhythm and adjust it with you.
Can I message my clinician between visits?
Yes, for non-urgent questions through the patient portal. Messages are answered within two business days. Anything urgent belongs on the phone, and a crisis belongs with 988 or 911.
Ready when you are.
Tell us a little about what is going on and choose an intake time, in person or by video. We check your insurance and confirm everything by phone before your first visit.