For Therapists & Referring Clinicians
Collaborative, evidence-based psychiatric care designed to complement psychotherapy and support continuity of care.
For therapists & referring clinicians
Referral information.
Psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and second-opinion consultation for adults in outpatient treatment.
Sattva Psychiatry provides cash-pay, out-of-network telepsychiatry for adults physically located in New York, Washington, DC, or Virginia at the time of each appointment.
Referral model
Psychiatric treatment that can complement ongoing therapy.
Sattva Psychiatry may be useful for patients who are already engaged in psychotherapy and would benefit from psychiatric evaluation, medication treatment, or an independent review of diagnosis and treatment direction.
The goal is to support, not replace, existing therapeutic relationships when those relationships remain clinically appropriate.
Referral fit
Who may be appropriate to refer.
May be a good fit
- Mild to moderate depression, anxiety, sleep disruption, or stress-related symptoms
- Diagnostic uncertainty or overlapping psychiatric symptoms
- Medication evaluation or optimization alongside ongoing psychotherapy
- Partial response, side effects, or questions about whether medication is indicated
- Review of prior medication trials or treatment direction
- Attention, concentration, or executive-function concerns when stimulant treatment is not the primary goal
- Patients seeking a private outpatient psychiatric opinion in a lower-acuity telehealth setting
Likely not a fit
- Requests for controlled substances, including stimulants, benzodiazepines, or Z-drugs
- Current crisis, high-frequency safety monitoring, or need for a higher level of treatment
- Recent psychiatric hospitalization, recent suicide attempt, or active safety concerns requiring closer monitoring
- Psychosis, severe bipolar symptoms, or conditions requiring local community-based treatment
- Primary substance use disorder requiring addiction-focused treatment
- Requests primarily for FMLA, disability, workplace or school accommodation, court, custody, or medical leave paperwork
- Children, adolescents, or patients seeking geriatric-focused specialty treatment
Second opinions
Independent review when diagnosis or medication direction is unclear.
Sattva Psychiatry offers a one-time 90-minute second-opinion consultation for adults seeking diagnostic clarification, medication review, or an independent psychiatric perspective on treatment direction.
This may be useful when a patient has had multiple medication trials, partial response, medication side effects, diagnostic uncertainty, or questions about whether the current treatment plan still fits.
A second-opinion consultation does not establish ongoing treatment unless both patient and physician separately agree that ongoing treatment is appropriate.
Collaboration
How coordination can work.
Clear roles
Sattva Psychiatry provides psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and second-opinion consultation. Psychotherapy remains with the treating therapist when that relationship is already in place.
Consent-based communication
With patient consent, brief clinically relevant updates can be shared when useful for coordination, such as medication changes, diagnostic impressions, treatment recommendations, or concerns affecting treatment planning.
Defined outpatient scope
The practice is structured for lower-acuity outpatient telepsychiatry. Patients needing emergency treatment, intensive monitoring, addiction-focused treatment, or local community-based support should be referred to a more appropriate setting.
Practice details
Key details for referrals.
Services
Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medication management for established patients, and one-time second-opinion consultation.
Payment
Cash-pay and out-of-network. Payment is due at the time of service. A superbill is available for patients seeking possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Location
Patients must be physically located in New York, Washington, DC, or Virginia at the time of each appointment.
Controlled substances
Controlled substances, including stimulants, benzodiazepines, and Z-drugs, are not prescribed.
Documentation
The practice does not complete FMLA, disability, workplace or school accommodation, court, custody, or medical leave paperwork.
Emergencies
The practice does not provide emergency services or crisis management. Emergencies should be directed to 911, the nearest emergency department, or 988 for immediate mental health support.
How to refer
Referral process.
Send a brief referral question
Email contact@sattvamd.com with the general referral question and your contact information. Please avoid sending protected health information by regular email unless secure and patient-authorized.
Direct the patient to begin the request process
Patients may submit a new patient request through www.SattvaMD.com. Requests are reviewed before scheduling is finalized.
Coordinate with consent
If the patient is accepted for evaluation and provides consent, clinically relevant coordination can occur after the initial review.
Contact
Questions about a potential referral?
Clinicians may email the practice with general referral questions. Patients should begin with the new patient request process through the website.