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Medication Management for Wellesley, MA

Medication Management for people in Wellesley

Harborside is based on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and uses telehealth to deliver medication management to people across the state, including Wellesley. That means a Wellesley schedule built around school pickups, commuter rail timing, and a household where more than one person is juggling work calls does not have to bend around a drive to an office. Wellesley is a town where parents are often the ones doing the research at 9pm after the kids are down, looking for a prescriber for themselves, a teenager, or both. Harborside’s psychiatric nurse practitioners see patients from Wellesley by video, on their own schedule, with prescriptions sent to a local pharmacy.

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Medication Management for people in Wellesley, MA

Care happens over live video, not through messaging or a portal alone. You need a private space, a phone, tablet, or computer with a camera, and a stable internet connection. Sessions are scheduled at a set time, the same way an in-person visit would be, and typically run about 30 to 45 minutes for an initial evaluation and shorter for follow-up visits.

At the first appointment, a psychiatric nurse practitioner reviews your history, current symptoms, any prior treatment, and what has and has not worked. From there, a plan is built around what you need, whether that involves medication, a referral to therapy, or both. If a prescription is appropriate, it is sent electronically to a pharmacy near you, so there is no separate errand for a paper script.

Follow-up visits are typically spaced a few weeks to a few months apart depending on the medication and how you are doing, and they are used to check in on how a medication is working, adjust dosing if needed, and talk through anything new. Harborside is based in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, and every appointment for a Wellesley patient happens by video from there.

How telehealth care actually works

Medication management at Harborside covers common concerns that bring adults, teens, and families to a prescriber in the first place: depression, anxiety, panic symptoms, attention and focus problems including ADHD, mood swings, sleep disruption, and the kind of chronic stress that stops responding to willpower alone. Medication is discussed as one part of care, alongside questions about sleep, diet, exercise, and daily structure, since all of these affect how a medication works and how you feel day to day. If therapy would be useful alongside medication, that is part of the conversation too.

What we treat

Before your first visit, you will fill out intake paperwork covering your history, current symptoms, medications you have tried, and any diagnoses you have received. The appointment itself is a conversation, not a test. Your prescriber asks questions, listens to what has and has not helped, and works with you to decide on a starting approach. You leave with a plan, and, if appropriate, a prescription sent to your pharmacy before you have even left the video call.

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 of them 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, and Lexie Carchedi, LCSW. Many Wellesley patients work with a prescriber for medication and a therapist for ongoing support at the same time.

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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, you can book an initial appointment online. If you are still deciding whether medication management is the right fit, you can reach out with questions first. Either way, care for Wellesley patients happens by video, with a Massachusetts-licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner, on a schedule that does not require a trip off Route 9 or Route 16.

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. For guidance specific to your situation, schedule an appointment with a Harborside 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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