Psychiatrist serving Columbia, MD
Steady, considered psychiatric care for the Columbia community — Fort Meade-affiliated professionals, Hopkins and University of Maryland healthcare workers, and HCPSS families navigating one of the most academically demanding school systems in the state. Telehealth across Maryland with in-person visits on request.
What we hear from Columbia patients
Columbia is a planned city that has aged into something more textured than its founders imagined. The original village centers still anchor neighborhoods, but the workforce is split between Fort Meade and the NSA, hospital systems north toward Baltimore, defense and IT contractors along the BWI corridor, and a growing biotech footprint. Parents are juggling HCPSS schedules across multiple kids; the academic pressure on River Hill and Atholton students is real.
We try to meet that reality with care that is unhurried. Visits run long enough to actually think. Medications are reviewed deliberately. We aim for treatment plans you can describe to your spouse over dinner and feel good about.
Services for Columbia patients
ADHD evaluation & ongoing care
Diagnostic clarity for adults whose careers have outgrown their coping strategies, and structured care for students.
Anxiety treatment
Generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and the low-grade chronic worry that comes with deadline-driven work.
Depression treatment
Major depression, persistent low mood, and postpartum and perinatal depression for new parents in the area.
Medication management
Careful prescribing with measurement-based follow-up. Conservative about adding medications, proactive about deprescribing when appropriate.
Initial psychiatric evaluation
A sixty-minute first visit. You leave with a written plan and a clear answer about next steps.
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Care for ages twelve and up, with parent involvement at intake and coordination with school counselors when useful.
How we work
- Board-certified prescribers. Each prescribing clinician is board-certified and licensed in Maryland.
- Patient-centered treatment plans. Your priorities, side-effect tolerance, and life context shape the plan — not a default protocol.
- Evidence-based, current. We follow APA guidelines and use measurement-based tools to track progress.
- Real follow-up cadence. Follow-ups are scheduled at clinically appropriate intervals, not parked weeks out by default.
- Coordinated with your team. We talk with your therapist and PCP when you authorize it.
Insurance & payment
We are in network with most major commercial plans common to Howard County employers, plus Maryland Medicaid. Visit the insurance page for self-pay rates and verification details.
Telepsychiatry across Maryland
Visits use a HIPAA-compliant video platform that runs in any current browser. You will need to be located in Maryland during the visit. Most Columbia patients log in from a home office, a quiet conference room, or a parked car between meetings.
Columbia FAQ
How soon can a Columbia patient be seen?
New evaluations are usually offered within five to seven business days. Lunch-hour and early-evening telehealth slots tend to fill first for the BWI-corridor commuter crowd.
Do you see patients who commute to Baltimore, DC, or the BWI corridor?
Yes. A meaningful portion of our Columbia panel works in healthcare, defense contracting, technology, or government roles and commutes north to Baltimore, south to DC, or to Fort Meade. Telepsychiatry from a home office or quiet conference room is the most common arrangement.
My child attends River Hill, Wilde Lake, Hammond, or Atholton. Do you treat adolescents?
We treat adolescents from age twelve and up. Common reasons we see HCPSS students include ADHD, anxiety, depression, and the academic pressure of Howard County's competitive schools. A parent or guardian attends the first visit.
Can you coordinate with my therapist or primary care doctor in Columbia?
Yes. With your written authorization we send updates to your therapist and PCP after relevant visits and discuss medication changes when appropriate.
Are evening or weekend slots available?
We hold a limited number of late-afternoon and early-evening appointments Monday through Friday, and weekend visits on request. Tell us your scheduling constraints at intake and we will work within them where we can.
What insurance do you accept?
In network plans include CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Johns Hopkins EHP, Priority Partners, and Maryland Medicaid. We verify benefits before your first appointment.
Communities we serve from Columbia
We see patients across Howard County and statewide by telehealth. Nearby communities that are well represented in our Columbia panel:
- Ellicott City
- Clarksville
- Fulton
- Elkridge
- Jessup
- Laurel
In-person visits
Our office is at 915 Toll House Ave, Ste 209, Frederick, MD 21701, a direct drive on I-70 west from Columbia. In-person visits are available on request — call (410) 936-3939 to schedule.