Information for New Patients

Types of Appointments:

• Psychiatric evaluation “Psych eval”:  This is the first appointment, and it is scheduled for an hour.  It covers a wide variety of topics, including: developmental history, physical health, family and social history, substance use/ abuse, past treatment history, job/ school functioning, multiple areas of emotional health and your concerns. At the end, we may discuss medication options if clinically indicated.  Since these appointments are an hour long, they are only scheduled at specific times (9am, 11am, 1pm Mondays; 10am and 1pm Tuesdays; 9am and 10am on Wednesdays; and 10am on Thursdays).
• Medication Management “Med check”: These follow-up appointments are about 15-20 minutes long, and we discuss symptoms and any medication changes. They are more frequent in the beginning and when needed.  As long as I am prescribing medication for you, I will need to see you at least every three months. Even though psych eval appointments are often booked out for several weeks, I can generally see existing patients within a day or two.
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To make a new patient appointment, please send us an email (see the contact page for the address).  If the patient is an adult, he/ she needs to schedule their own appointment. If the patient is under 18, a biological parent or legal guardian must bring them to the first appointment. 

Making an Appointment:

Apppointments with new patients are often complicated by insurance and paperwork issues. To make things go as smoothly as possible, we request that you do several things prior to your appointment:

• 1. Fax us a copy of your insurance card if possible to help us verify your insurance coverage and get any needed authorizations. Before faxing, please use a copier to increase the size of the card so we can read the numbers.

 

2. Complete two pages of paperwork (links are below). All patients / their parents must complete a “Patient Intake Form” and the age-appropriate medical form (either adult or child/adol). If you can fax the forms to us ahead of time, that would be great. Otherwise, bring the competed forms with you to the appointment.

• Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the appointment time.

Patient Intake Form

Office Policies Form

Child and Adolescent Medical Form

Adult Medical Form

Financial Agreement and HIPPA Privacy Form


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