New Patients
Everything we have written on New Patients, in one place.
Three Months In on an SSRI: What to Expect
If you're reading this, you're probably somewhere between week eight and week twelve on an SSRI, you're trying to figure out whether it's working, and you…
Jun 19, 2026
What to Expect in Your First Appointment
Nobody walks into a first psychiatric appointment relaxed and anybody who claims they did is lying. The fears stack up the same way for almost everyone...
Aug 28, 2025
Men’s Mental Health: Why Asking for Help Feels Impossible
You already know something's off, and you've probably known for a while... months, maybe years.
Jul 1, 2025
PHP vs IOP vs Outpatient
These three terms get used like everybody knows what they mean and most patients don't, so they end up in the wrong level of care.
Jun 14, 2025
Provider type field guide: PA, NP, MD, PhD, LMFT, LCSW
The alphabet soup of mental health providers is genuinely confusing and there's no good reason for the patient to have to figure it out on their own,…
Mar 26, 2025
Choosing between SSRIs, SNRIs, and what comes next
The decision tree for picking an antidepressant in 2026 isn't really a tree, it's more like a workflow, and the workflow is a lot simpler than the size of…
Jan 24, 2025