Investment in Your Care
Transparent, specialist-level psychiatric care designed around your needs, not insurance constraints.
By operating as an out-of-network practice, Dr. Stern is able to provide longer appointment times, highly personalized treatment plans, and direct access to your doctor. This model ensures your care is completely confidential and focused solely on your well-being.
| Session Time | Service Details | Investment |
|---|---|---|
| 60 or 90 Min |
Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation
Thorough diagnostic assessment includes reviewing current symptoms, life events and experiences, behavioral patterns, rating scales, medical history, and family history. Through this process, a comprehensive diagnostic conceptualization is developed. Screening laboratory studies may be ordered, when indicated, to rule out medical causes (e.g., thyroid dysfunction, anemia). Establishing the most detailed and accurate diagnostic conceptualization possible is essential to avoid misclassification of symptoms and inappropriate treatment. |
Initial 60 Min$350
Initial 90 Min$450
|
| 30 Minutes |
Medication Follow-up
Ongoing treatment includes continued review and refinement of the diagnostic conceptualization. Target symptoms are regularly identified and reassessed to evaluate response to medication interventions, including whether symptoms are improving as expected and whether any side effects are emerging. Brief psychotherapy interventions are incorporated as indicated, with an emphasis on shared decision-making and patient education. Follow-up typically occurs 1–2 weeks after initiating a medication, 2–4 weeks after a dose increase, and thereafter at intervals determined by clinical response and tolerability. Deprescribing is considered when medications are no longer beneficial, cause unacceptable adverse effects, or when treatment goals change. A gradual taper is recommended to minimize the risk of withdrawal symptoms and relapse, with close monitoring and clear contingency planning. For antidepressants and other agents associated with discontinuation symptoms, tapering generally occurs over weeks to months with structured monitoring, rather than abrupt cessation. |
$185 |
| 45 or 60 Min |
Psychotherapy
Dedicated psychotherapy sessions focused on your treatment goals. |
45 Min$225
60 Min$300
|
| 45 or 60 Min |
Combination Treatment
You can receive both medication management and psychotherapy within the same appointment. This allows Dr. Stern to have the best understanding of how you are feeling and what you are experiencing and to make the most informed treatment decisions. |
45 Min$225
60 Min$300
|
Insurance & Out-of-Network Benefits
Dr. Stern is an out-of-network provider and does not directly bill insurance. However, if you have out-of-network benefits, Dr. Stern can provide you with a monthly 'Superbill" (an itemized receipt) that you can submit directly to your insurance company for potential partial reimbursement. Payment is required in full at the time of service.