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Therapy for Bedford, MA

Bedford runs on schedules that do not leave much room for a standing weekly appointment across town: work at the labs and defense contractors along Route 3, school pickup, a kid’s evaluation team meeting, another practice or rehearsal. Parents here are often the ones doing the searching, sometimes for themselves and sometimes because they are trying to find someone for a teenager who is struggling, and they want a clinician who will actually build a plan around that reality instead of asking them to rearrange their week around a slot.

Harborside’s therapy team works with each client to choose an approach that fits the person, not a fixed protocol applied the same way to everyone. Sessions happen by video, on a schedule built around your actual week.

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Therapy for people in Bedford, MA

Harborside Psychiatrics is based in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, and delivers care by video to clients across the state. For therapy, that means you log in from home, your car during a break, or a quiet office, using a phone, tablet, or computer with a camera and a stable internet connection. No special software download is required beyond a link your clinician sends before each appointment.

A typical therapy session runs about 45 to 50 minutes. How often you’re seen depends on what’s going on: some people start weekly and space out over time, others check in every other week from the start. For clients also working with one of Harborside’s psychiatric nurse practitioners, prescriptions are sent electronically to whatever pharmacy in or near Bedford you use, the same as they would be after an in-person visit.

Scheduling happens online, and rescheduling a session because a school meeting ran long or a kid got sent home sick does not require a phone tag with a front desk.

How telehealth care actually works

Harborside’s therapists work with adults, older teens, and families managing anxiety, depression, and the kind of chronic stress that builds up around work, parenting, and caregiving. That includes obsessive-compulsive patterns, grief, life transitions, and disordered eating. Some clients are dealing with a specific stressor, a diagnosis, a divorce, a child’s needs. Others come in without a clear label, just a sense that something has been off for a while and they want help sorting through it.

Therapy at Harborside is also available alongside medication management for clients who see one of the practice’s psychiatric nurse practitioners, so the two pieces of care can be coordinated rather than handled by separate teams that never speak to each other.

What we treat

The first session is mostly conversation. Your therapist will ask about what brought you in, your history, and what you’re hoping is different going forward. There’s no assessment battery and no homework due before you’ve even met. By the end of that first appointment, you and your therapist should have a working sense of what regular sessions will focus on and how often to meet.

What the first appointment involves

Medication management and functional psychiatry at Harborside are performed by psychiatric nurse practitioners: Rachel Egan, RN PMHNP-BC, who is the practice’s clinical director, Emily Pardue, RN PMHNP-BC, and Kirstin Ritchie, RN PMHNP-BC. Each is qualified to evaluate, diagnose, and prescribe for mental health conditions, including medications for ADHD and other conditions that require a controlled substance, where clinically appropriate in Massachusetts. Full bios and credentials for each clinician are on the team page.

Therapy and eating disorder care are delivered by Harborside’s licensed therapy team: Hannah Legesse, LICSW, Tori Mahoney, LMHC, Jacquelyn Duford, LCMHC ATR, a registered art therapist, and Lexie Carchedi, LCSW. Between them, the team draws on different training backgrounds, which is part of why a client’s approach can be shaped around the individual rather than pulled from a single template.

Who our clinicians are

Harborside is a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly for appointments. Current fees for an initial and a follow-up appointment are listed on the pricing page, and questions about cost can be answered before anything is booked.

What it costs

You can request an appointment online. Someone from Harborside will confirm scheduling and answer logistical questions, including which clinician might be the right fit for what you’re bringing in. Bedford clients typically join their first session from home or a private room during a lunch break, whatever is easiest to protect.

Getting started

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For mental health crisis support, call or text 988. Harborside Psychiatrics does not provide emergency or after-hours care.

This page is educational and is not medical advice. It does not create a provider-patient relationship. For guidance on finding a therapist and what to expect from treatment, see the [CITATION: American Psychiatric Nurses Association or SAMHSA consumer guide on finding mental health treatment].

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is therapy with Harborside the same as seeing a psychiatrist?

No. Harborside’s therapists are licensed clinicians who provide psychotherapy, not psychiatric prescribers. Anyone who also wants medication management can be connected separately with one of Harborside’s psychiatric nurse practitioners.

Most clients meet weekly or every other week, depending on what’s agreed with the therapist during the first few sessions.

No. Harborside is a private-pay practice. Clients with out-of-network mental health benefits can request a superbill to submit to their insurer for possible reimbursement.

That’s a reasonable place to start. Many clients begin therapy without a specific problem in mind, and the first session is built around figuring that out together.

Yes. Finding the right therapist sometimes takes more than one try, and raising it is a normal part of the process, not something awkward.

No. Therapy is ongoing, scheduled care, not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For crisis support, call or text 988.

If you need help right now

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For mental health crisis support, call or text 988. Harborside Psychiatrics does not provide emergency or after-hours care.

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