Starting from what you already take
The first step is a full review of your current and past medications — psychiatric and otherwise — including what helped, what did not, and what caused problems. Many people arrive on a combination that grew over years without anyone stepping back to look at the whole list.
Weighing benefit against risk
Every medication decision is a trade-off between expected benefit, side effects, and how it interacts with your other medications and health conditions. Justina explains those trade-offs so that you understand why a medication is being recommended, what it is expected to do, and what to watch for.
Where a regimen can be simplified safely, that is often the goal. Fewer medications, at the right doses, tend to mean fewer side effects and fewer surprises.
Monitoring and follow-up
Follow-up visits are scheduled more closely after a new medication or a change, then spaced out once things are steady. Visits focus on response, side effects, and lab monitoring where a medication requires it. Prescriptions are sent electronically to your pharmacy.
A note on prescriptions
Recommendations are made only after an individualized evaluation. Some medications require an in-person visit, lab work, or additional monitoring, and some may not be appropriate for you. Justina will explain any limits that apply.
What this includes
- Review of all current and prior medications
- Prescribing and dose adjustment after an individualized evaluation
- Side-effect and lab monitoring
- Screening for drug interactions across all prescribers
- Simplifying regimens when it is clinically appropriate
- Plain-language education for you and, with your permission, your family
How to get started
Online scheduling and practice contact options are being finalized. This page will update as soon as they are available. New patients begin with a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation.