Comprehensive behavioral health services

Secure video appointments extend the full scope of the practice's outpatient services to adults throughout Maryland who cannot easily access in-person care. The telehealth platform meets HIPAA technical standards, and the clinical experience is structured identically to in-office visits: same appointment length, same documentation practices, same expectations for preparation and follow-through from both clinician and patient.

Where clinically appropriate, both psychiatric care and psychotherapy are available through HIPAA-compliant telehealth. The same clinicians, the same care — delivered to wherever you can find a quiet, private space within your state of residence.

• Telepsychiatry medication management
• Teletherapy for psychotherapy and couples care
• Secure, HIPAA-compliant platform
• Equal-fee, in-network billing where your plan permits

Relational and family work at Chesapeake Clinical Services proceeds from the same clinical discipline applied elsewhere in the practice: a thorough initial assessment of the relationship system, clearly articulated treatment goals, and a defined therapeutic model rather than open-ended conversation. Couples and family sessions are facilitated by therapists with specific training in relational treatment, and the work is distinguished from individual therapy in both format and theoretical orientation.

Relationships are part of behavioral health. Our couples and family clinicians are trained in evidence-based systemic and relational modalities, and care is delivered with the same evidence base as our individual treatment.

• Couples therapy (Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Method-informed)
• Family therapy for adults and adult-child family units
• Parent guidance for adults navigating parenting under stress

The psychiatric evaluation at Chesapeake Clinical Services is unhurried and structured: a comprehensive intake that covers presenting symptoms, psychiatric and medical history, family patterns, and functional impact before any diagnostic impression is formed. Medication management appointments that follow are substantive working sessions, not brief check-ins; we review symptom trajectories, assess tolerability, consult updated literature when a question warrants it, and adjust the plan with the patient's informed participation.

Our psychiatric care is delivered by physicians who completed an MD or DO, a four-year residency in psychiatry, and who hold board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Visits are scheduled at the frequency your care requires.

• Diagnostic psychiatric evaluation
• Ongoing psychiatric medication management
• Coordination with primary care & specialty providers
• Care for mood disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma, perinatal mental health, and major life transitions
• Telehealth or in-person at your preference

Beyond general outpatient care, this practice maintains structured clinical programs for specific populations and condition clusters where focused expertise and a defined treatment protocol produce better outcomes than general treatment alone. These programs bring together coordinated psychiatric and psychotherapy resources around a shared clinical framework, allowing for more deliberate monitoring, more consistent application of evidence-based interventions, and clearer benchmarks for progress.

Some conditions benefit from a clinician with focused training. Our specialty programs are organized around the diagnostic categories that present most often in adult outpatient behavioral health, staffed by clinicians with additional training in each area.

• Anxiety disorders
• Mood disorders
• OCD
• Trauma and PTSD
• Workplace burnout and occupational stress
• Life transitions in adulthood
• Chronic medical conditions co-occurring with psychiatric illness

Individual psychotherapy at this practice is delivered by licensed therapists who work from defined, evidence-supported frameworks rather than an eclectic blend of techniques drawn from wherever. Depending on the presenting concerns and the patient's goals, treatment may be structured around cognitive-behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment therapy, or other modalities with a meaningful research record. Session structure and goal-setting are made explicit from the outset.

Our therapists are independently licensed (LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LPC, PsyD, or PhD) and matched to your care based on your goals and the modalities best suited to them. Sessions are typically scheduled weekly or biweekly to start.

• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills
• Psychodynamic and supportive psychotherapy
• Trauma-focused care
• Perinatal and postpartum-specific therapy