Psychiatric Treatment

Psychotherapy

Dr. Ahern offers insight-oriented psychotherapy. This involves uncovering and addressing internal conflicts that may be contributing to unwanted patterns of behavior, ways of relating to others, or emotional states that interfere with personal growth, progress, and fulfillment.

Dr. Ahern is also trained in supportive, cognitive behavioral, and dialectical behavioral therapies.

Therapy can be time-limited or longitudinal, depending on each patient's concerns and goals.

Medication Management

Dr. Ahern prescribes psychiatric medications to manage a broad spectrum of symptoms with an evidence-based, collaborative approach.

This involves a thorough review of each patient's medical history, close collaboration with other medical providers, when indicated, and counseling to maximize non-pharmacologic interventions that may help address target symptoms.

Dr. Ahern also treats those that wish to explore reducing the number of psychiatric medications they currently take or those that seek to safely taper off of psychiatric medications.

Establishing Care

Phone Consultation

This is a complimentary, ten-minute phone call to identify your primary treatment goals and any potential barriers to care. Dr. Ahern will discuss costs up-front and schedule your intake appointment.

Intake Appointment

Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment Planning

Follow-up and Monitoring

45-60 Minutes

After submitting an intake form, this initial visit is a chance for Dr. Ahern to get to know you, better understand what is bringing you to treatment, and offer his initial clinical impression and potential treatment options. This offers you an opportunity to see if Dr. Ahern is a good fit for you.

45-60 Minutes

This second visit will involve a structured interview so that Dr. Ahern can gain a more in-depth understanding of your relevant psychiatric, medical, and personal histories in order to offer a diagnostic impression and develop a collaborative treatment plan.

20 - 30 - 45 - 60 Minutes

Ongoing treatment can involve medication management, psychotherapy, or both.

Medication management (30-45 min)
Psychotherapy with or without medication management (45-60 min)