Overview
Your initial psychiatric evaluation is a thorough, compassionate conversation about your history, current concerns, and goals. I take time to understand the whole person, not just symptoms, so any diagnosis and treatment plan reflects who you are and what matters to you.
What to expect
- A comprehensive initial appointment by secure telehealth, with in-person visits in Garner on request.
- A collaborative discussion of your history, concerns, and goals.
- A clear, plain-language explanation of any working diagnosis.
- A personalized plan and next steps you help shape.
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Common questions
We spend about 60 unhurried minutes on your history, symptoms, and goals, then shape a plan together. Available by secure telehealth across North Carolina, with in-person visits in Garner on request.
Usually about 60 minutes — longer than a routine follow-up, on purpose.
No referral is required to request an evaluation. If your insurance plan requires one, I’ll let you know when I confirm your benefits.
Yes, by secure video across North Carolina. Some care may later need occasional in-person visits or lab monitoring.