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Medication Management

When a behavioral health issue significantly impacts your ability to work, attend school, maintain relationships, or care for your basic needs, medication may provide essential relief. All psychopharmacology (medication management) clients begin with a psychiatric evaluation. In this initial visit, we will explore your reasons for seeking treatment, review your current symptoms, and discuss your lifestyle, medical, psychiatric, and social history, as well as other relevant information. You will receive some preliminary impressions of our work together, and if appropriate, medication may be started during this session. If medication is recommended, you will be educated on available options, including a basic understanding of how the recommended medication works, its dosage and usage directions, and potential risks and benefits. By the end of the discussion, you will have the information needed to make an informed decision about whether medication management is the right approach for you.

Important Practice Policies

  • Due to upcoming DEA regulations regarding controlled substances, I cannot accept new clients, who are prescribed controlled substances.

Fees

Psychiatric evaluations are $400 for the first 90 minutes, with additional time billed at $400 per hour in 15-minute increments. Follow-up sessions are $200 for up to 30 minutes and $300 for up to 45 minutes, with any additional time billed at $400 per hour in 15-minute increments.

Erin McCarthy Shaw, Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry, PLLC

205 Main Street, 1st Floor
Westport, CT 06880

Phone: 203-349-9605

49 Locust Ave #104
New Canaan, CT 06840

220 5th Ave, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001

​Fax: 203-533-0766

Hours of Operation

Monday - Thursday
8AM-5PM

Erin is a certified provider of neurodiversity-affirming assessments for ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and giftedness.

Erin McCarthy Shaw provides comprehensive neuropsychiatric assessments for teens and adults exploring giftedness, twice-exceptionality (2e), ADHD, autism, learning differences, and complex neurodevelopmental profiles. Assessments are designed to support IEPs, 504 Plans, and workplace accommodations.

Fully remote assessments with standardized testing are available throughout New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. In-person testing is available in Westport and New Canaan, CT, and Manhattan, NY.

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