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Medication Management for Weston, MA

Harborside Psychiatrics is based on Cape Cod, in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, and delivers medication management by video across the state, including to Weston. Weston is a town where parents tend to be the ones researching care, often while juggling a school schedule, a work schedule, and a teenager or spouse who is reluctant to talk about needing help at all. A video appointment that fits into a lunch break or a quiet hour after school pickup solves a real logistical problem for households like that, without anyone having to explain an absence.

This page describes how medication management works for people in Weston who are ready to talk to a prescriber about anxiety, depression, ADHD, or another concern affecting daily life.

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Medication Management for people in Weston, MA

Care happens over live video, from wherever you have privacy and a stable internet connection: a laptop, tablet, or smartphone works. There is no software to buy and nothing to install beyond a link you click at your appointment time.

An initial evaluation runs longer than a follow-up, usually around 45 to 60 minutes, so your prescriber can take a full history, ask about current symptoms, review any past treatment, and talk through options with you. Follow-up appointments are shorter, typically 20 to 30 minutes, and are scheduled based on what’s clinically appropriate: more often early on, then spaced out as things stabilize.

If medication is part of the plan, prescriptions are sent electronically to the pharmacy of your choice in Weston or nearby, the same way most prescriptions move today. Harborside is a Massachusetts-based practice, which means Massachusetts residents can be prescribed the full range of medications appropriate to their care, including controlled medications when clinically indicated, under state and federal telehealth rules.

How telehealth care actually works

Medication management at Harborside addresses conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, insomnia, and mood-related concerns that affect concentration, sleep, energy, or day-to-day functioning. Some people come in already knowing their diagnosis and looking for a prescriber who will manage it carefully over time. Others aren’t sure what’s going on, only that something feels off, and want a clinician who can help sort that out.

Medication is often paired with therapy, and Harborside’s therapy team works alongside its prescribers when that combination makes sense, rather than treating medication and talk therapy as separate tracks.

What we treat

The first appointment is a conversation, not a checklist. Expect questions about your current symptoms, sleep, appetite, work or school demands, family history, and any medications or supplements you’re already taking. Your prescriber will explain what they’re seeing, walk through treatment options including medication if appropriate, and talk with you about what monitoring and follow-up will look like. You leave the appointment with a plan, not just a prescription.

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 a range of mental health conditions, and each brings her own clinical focus to that work. Full bios and credentials for all three 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 people in Weston work with a prescriber and a therapist at the same time, coordinated as one plan rather than two separate efforts.

Who our clinicians are

Harborside is a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly for appointments. Current fees for an initial evaluation and for follow-up appointments are listed on the pricing page, and questions about cost are welcome before you book anything.

What it costs

If you’re ready to schedule, or you just want to ask questions first, you can reach out through Harborside’s intake process to find a prescriber and a time that works. There’s no requirement to have a diagnosis already in hand or to know exactly what you need. That’s part of what the first appointment is for.

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. Reading it does not create a provider-patient relationship with Harborside Psychiatrics. Reviewed by Rachel Egan, RN PMHNP-BC, Clinical Director. Last reviewed: {LAST_REVIEWED}.

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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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