Options, not assumptions
Medication may be considered when appropriate. Therapy or other services may also be recommended when useful.
New patients
Know what happens next.
Your first visit is a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation—a conversation to understand the larger picture and decide together what makes sense from here.
Medication may be part of treatment when appropriate. It is not automatically prescribed or guaranteed.
See what the first visit involves
Who I seeAdolescents + adults
In personAnthem, Arizona
TelehealthThroughout Arizona
First visitPsychiatric evaluation
CoverageInsurance + private pay
How it works
From scheduling
From scheduling
to a plan.
Four practical steps. You do not need to solve or summarize everything before you begin.
- 01
Schedule
Choose an appointment online, or call with questions about fit, availability, location, or insurance.
- 02
Prepare
Complete the requested forms and gather the medication, history, and insurance details you already have.
- 03
Meet
Use the first visit to explain what has been happening, how it affects daily life, and what you hope will change.
- 04
Plan
Review reasonable options together and decide what fits clinically, practically, and personally.
Your first visit
You bring the story.
You bring the story.
I’ll help organize it.
The evaluation looks at more than a symptom checklist. We may consider the areas below as they are relevant—not force every detail into a single visit.
You do not need to arrive with a perfectly organized mental-health history.
- Current symptoms01
- Daily functioning02
- Psychiatric + medication history03
- Medical factors + sleep04
- Stressors + previous treatment05
- Your questions + goals06
Helpful, not homework
What to have ready.
Bring what is available. Missing an old record or forgetting a date does not mean you cannot start the conversation.
- Current medications and supplements
- Previous psychiatric medications and what happened
- Preferred pharmacy
- Relevant recent labs or records, when available
- Insurance information
- Questions you want addressed
After the evaluation
The plan should make sense to you.
Treatment is not a preset package. The next step depends on the evaluation, your goals, safety, and what is appropriate for you.
Clear tradeoffs
Benefits, risks, alternatives, monitoring, and practical tradeoffs should be discussed before treatment decisions are made.
Follow-up that learns
Follow-up reviews response, side effects, functioning, and new information so the plan can adapt.
Questions are encouraged. If the reasoning is not clear, ask.
How medication management worksWhen you’re readyTake the next step