Selecting a mental health care provider you feel comfortable with is very important. The success of treatment depends on the relationship between you and your doctor. When you enter our office, Dr. Ben will be focused on listening and understanding you. Unlike other doctors, he starts his appointments on time and does not type or answer the phone when meeting with you. Together, he will develop a personalized treatment plan with you based on an understanding of your experiences and preferences.

Adult patients can work with Dr. Ben in two ways: therapy with or without medication and medication only.

Therapy with or without medication:

• An initial consultation for therapy with or without medication is 90 minutes long. During the first 60 minutes Dr. Ben does a full psychiatric and psychological evaluation and then explains to you-- from both a biological and psychological perspective—what is going with you. During the final 30minutes he will provide you with the different medication and therapy options to best treat your symptoms.

• Follow-up combined medication and therapy sessions are 45 minutes long and occur on a weekly basis.

• Dr. Ben also schedules 15 minutes between each patient so that he does not have to rush you out of the office, he can write and think critically about what you said in session, and to make sure he starts on time for the next patient.

Medication Only 

• An initial consultation for medication only is 60 minutes long. During this time, Dr. Ben does only a psychiatric evaluation and then provides to you the biological reasons for what is going on with you as well as the medication options for what you came in with.

• Follow-up medication only sessions occur once a month and last 30 minutes.

Adult patients can also see Dr. Ben from their home or office using their phone or computer

•    If clinically appropriate, follow up appointments for all adult patients can be completed in using HIPAA compliant software such as Facetime and Vsee.