If you have never seen a psychiatric provider by video, the unknowns can feel like one more barrier. Here is exactly what happens, from booking to prescription, so the first visit holds zero surprises.
Book a Telehealth Appointment →The logistics are genuinely simple. You book online, complete intake forms from your phone or computer, and receive a secure video link before your appointment; there is nothing to download or install. At the appointment time you tap the link from any private spot with decent internet, a home office, a parked car, a bedroom with the door shut, and the visit begins. You will need photo ID at the first visit, your pharmacy’s name, and a list of current medications. That is the entire technical lift.
The clinical content is identical to an in-person intake: roughly an hour walking through what brought you in, your history, sleep, work, family, and past treatment, ending with a diagnosis discussion and a plan you understand. Prescriptions go electronically to your Maryland pharmacy the same day, including, when clinically appropriate, ADHD medications. If lab work is needed, orders are sent to a lab location near you. Follow-ups are typically 30 minutes and scheduled around real life, which is precisely why telehealth patients keep their appointments at higher rates.
Two honest caveats. First, privacy at home is on you: earbuds, a closed door, or a parked car solve it for almost everyone, and Alice will happily pause if someone walks in. Second, telehealth has limits: emergencies, active suicidal crises, and conditions requiring physical examination or very frequent lab monitoring may need in-person or higher levels of care, and you will be told so directly rather than strung along. For evaluation, medication management, and follow-up of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and related conditions, the evidence is settled: outcomes match in-person care.
A link, a camera, and a private spot. If video drops mid-visit, you can rejoin on the same link instead of being rescheduled, and the office will call to help you reconnect so the appointment can be completed on video.
Sent electronically to any Maryland pharmacy same-day; labs ordered to a location near you when needed.
HIPAA-compliant video, no waiting rooms, and practical tips for finding privacy at home, even in a full house.
Emergencies and crisis care need in-person help, starting with 988. Honest triage is part of good telehealth.
Yes. The psychiatric interview is conversation and observation, both of which transfer fully to video. Decades of research show equivalent outcomes for evaluation and medication management of depression, anxiety, and ADHD.
Visits work over cellular data on a phone, and if the connection drops mid-appointment, you can rejoin on the same link and the office will call to help you reconnect, so the visit is completed on video rather than lost.
When clinically appropriate, yes, under current federal and Maryland rules, with the same careful evaluation and monitoring as in-person prescribing.
You need to be physically located in a state where Alice is licensed at the time of your appointment, which means Maryland or Virginia. Traveling elsewhere? Mention it when scheduling and the visit gets timed appropriately.
Telehealth psychiatry across Maryland, typically within one to two weeks.
Book Now →Or call/text: (703) 791-9099