Psychiatrist serving Ellicott City, MD
Thoughtful psychiatric care for Ellicott City — healthcare and biotech professionals commuting to Baltimore and BWI, multi-generational families across Centennial and Mt. Hebron, and HCPSS students navigating the pressure of high-performing schools. Telehealth across Maryland with in-person visits on request.
What we hear from Ellicott City patients
Ellicott City sits at a hinge point between Baltimore and the I-95 corridor. Historic Main Street anchors a community that has weathered two devastating floods and rebuilt twice. Patients come from a mix of healthcare professionals, defense contractors, tech workers, and longtime Howard County families. The HCPSS academic environment — particularly at Centennial, River Hill, and Mt. Hebron — shows up in our adolescent and young-adult caseload.
We try to meet that with care that is steady and 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 Ellicott City 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 Ellicott City patients log in from a home office, a quiet conference room, or a parked car between meetings.
Ellicott City FAQ
How soon can an Ellicott City 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 Route 100 and US-29 commuter crowd.
Do you see patients commuting toward Baltimore, DC, or Fort Meade?
Yes. A large share of our Ellicott City panel works in healthcare at Hopkins or UMMS, defense contracting around Fort Meade, or in the BWI tech corridor. Telepsychiatry from a home office or a quiet conference room is the most common arrangement.
My child attends Centennial, River Hill, Marriotts Ridge, or Mt. Hebron. Do you treat adolescents?
We treat adolescents from age twelve and up. Common reasons we see HCPSS students from these high-performing schools include ADHD, anxiety, depression, and academic pressure. A parent or guardian attends the first visit.
Can you coordinate with my therapist or PCP in Howard County?
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 Ellicott City
We see patients across Howard County and statewide by telehealth. Nearby communities that are well represented in our Ellicott City panel:
- Columbia
- Catonsville
- Elkridge
- Clarksville
- Marriottsville
- Woodstock
In-person visits
Our office is at 915 Toll House Ave, Ste 209, Frederick, MD 21701, a direct drive west on I-70 from Ellicott City. In-person visits are available on request — call (410) 936-3939 to schedule.