Psychiatrist serving Hagerstown, MD
Psychiatric care for the Hagerstown community — Meritus healthcare workers, the manufacturing workforce along I-81, families across Washington County, and students in the WCPS system. Telepsychiatry across Maryland so geography is not the barrier.
What we hear from Hagerstown patients
Hagerstown sits at the meeting point of three states and several distinct economies — manufacturing, distribution, healthcare at Meritus, and the small-business culture of downtown. Patients commonly describe long shifts, limited local options for psychiatric care, and a long history of telling themselves to just push through. The drive to Frederick or further east is a real barrier when you are already running on empty.
Telepsychiatry removes that barrier. Visits run long enough to actually think through your situation. Medications are reviewed deliberately. We aim for treatment plans you can describe to your spouse over dinner and feel good about.
Services for Hagerstown 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 persistent low-grade worry that comes with shift work and financial pressure.
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 Washington 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 Hagerstown patients log in from a home office, a parked car at lunch, or after a shift.
Hagerstown FAQ
How soon can a Hagerstown patient be seen?
New evaluations are usually offered within five to seven business days. Telepsychiatry visits from Western Maryland are convenient since you do not need to make the drive east to Frederick.
I live in Western Maryland — can I really get care without driving to the DC suburbs?
Yes. The whole point of telepsychiatry is that geography stops mattering. We work with a meaningful number of Washington County patients, including healthcare workers at Meritus, Volvo plant employees, and families across the city and the surrounding county.
My child attends North Hagerstown, South Hagerstown, Boonsboro, or Smithsburg. Do you treat adolescents?
We treat adolescents from age twelve and up for ADHD, anxiety, depression, and medication follow-up. A parent or guardian attends the first visit.
Can you coordinate with my primary care doctor at Meritus or a local therapist?
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 Hagerstown
We see patients across Washington County and statewide by telehealth. Nearby communities that are well represented in our Hagerstown panel:
- Frederick
- Boonsboro
- Smithsburg
- Williamsport
- Funkstown
- Halfway
In-person visits
Our office is at 915 Toll House Ave, Ste 209, Frederick, MD 21701, roughly thirty minutes east on I-70 from Hagerstown. In-person visits are available on request — call (410) 936-3939 to schedule.