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Medication Management for Glastonbury, CT

Harborside is based on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and delivers medication management by telehealth to people across New England, including Connecticut. That distance is part of the design, not a workaround: it lets a small clinical team see patients in Glastonbury and other Hartford-area suburbs without asking anyone to take time off work or arrange coverage for a commute.

Glastonbury is home to a lot of people who read the fine print before they make a decision, state and municipal employees, insurance professionals, people who have spent careers around actuarial tables and benefit plans. If that describes you, you likely want to know what an appointment actually involves and what it costs before you pick up the phone. This page covers both.

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Medication Management for people in Glastonbury, CT

Care at Harborside happens over live video, not messaging or a recorded intake form. You will need a smartphone, tablet, or computer with a camera, a private space, and a stable internet connection. Appointments are scheduled at a set time, the same way an in-person visit would be, and you meet with your clinician directly.

An initial evaluation typically runs longer than a follow-up, since your prescriber needs to understand your history, current symptoms, and any medications you have already tried. Follow-up appointments are shorter and happen on a schedule your clinician sets based on what you are taking and how you are doing. If a medication is prescribed, it is sent electronically to a pharmacy of your choosing near you in Glastonbury, so you pick it up the way you would any other prescription.

Harborside is a Massachusetts-based practice, and Connecticut is one of the states where our psychiatric nurse practitioners are licensed to prescribe. That licensure is what allows the video-based model to work legally and clinically, not just logistically.

How telehealth care actually works

Medication management at Harborside addresses conditions like anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and insomnia. Appointments also cover the ordinary follow-up work of psychiatric care: adjusting a dose, reviewing side effects, checking in on how a medication is interacting with sleep, appetite, or daily functioning, and deciding together whether a change is needed.

Some patients start with medication management alone. Others combine it with therapy, either through Harborside’s licensed therapy team or a provider they already see elsewhere. Which approach fits depends on your history and what you are trying to address, and that is part of what the first appointment is for.

What we treat

The first appointment is an extended evaluation. Your clinician will ask about current symptoms, past treatment, medical history, and anything you are taking now, including over-the-counter supplements. You should expect direct questions and enough time to actually answer them.

By the end of that appointment, you and your clinician will typically have a working plan: whether medication is appropriate, what the options are, and what monitoring or follow-up schedule makes sense. Nothing is decided before that conversation happens.

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 also Harborside’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. Full bios and credentials for each clinician are on the team page.

Therapy and eating disorder work at Harborside are delivered by the licensed therapy team: Hannah Legesse, LICSW, Tori Mahoney, LMHC, Jacquelyn Duford, LCMHC ATR, and Lexie Carchedi, LCSW. Depending on what you are working on, your care might involve one of these clinicians, a prescriber, or a combination of both.

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

If you are ready to schedule, or you want to ask a question before you commit to an appointment, reaching out is the next step. You can review the medication management overview, learn more about care across the state on the Connecticut telehealth page, or see how Harborside works with patients throughout the Hartford suburbs. If anxiety is a primary concern, the anxiety treatment page has more detail on how that work is approached.

Getting started

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

This page is educational and does not constitute medical advice. It does not create a provider-patient relationship. Decisions about diagnosis and treatment are made individually between a patient and their clinician.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a diagnosis already to book an appointment?

No. The first appointment includes a full evaluation, so a prior diagnosis isn’t required to get started.

Yes, with your permission. Many patients keep an existing therapist and use Harborside only for medication management.

It depends on the medication and how you’re responding to it. Some patients are seen monthly at first, then less often once things are stable.

Prescriptions are sent electronically to the pharmacy of your choice, the same as they would be after an in-person visit.

Harborside is private-pay and doesn’t bill insurance directly. A superbill is available for out-of-network reimbursement, where a plan allows it.

That’s part of ongoing management. Changes are discussed and made together at a follow-up visit, not on your own.

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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