Westchester County, New York
Anxiety Treatment in Westchester County
Westchester solves most problems with research and resources, then psychiatry answers with closed panels, phone-quoted fees, and months of waiting. For households that value discretion as much as quality, the standard system asks too much and offers too little. When worry runs most days for months and starts steering decisions, that's a treatable condition. shrinkMD brings evidence based anxiety treatment to Westchester County as soon as availability allows, by secure video.
Medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, board certified psychiatrist · Published June 7, 2026 · Last reviewed July 7, 2026 · Editorial policy
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Why shrinkMD
Made to fit life in Westchester County
From Yonkers to Bedford, visits happen by video from home or a White Plains office, scheduled around Metro-North timetables, school pickups, and full calendars.
We bill no insurance, which means no diagnosis or prescription in any insurer database, flat published fees, and records held entirely between you and your clinician.
What's included
From spiral to skills
The work begins by mapping your specific pattern, when the worry spikes, what it costs your sleep and your decisions, and whether panic, social fear, or constant background dread leads the picture. That map decides the plan: medication when it earns its place, typically helping within two to six weeks, and skills training matched to your pattern, exposure for avoidance, interoceptive work for panic, containment for rumination.
Every follow up measures your progress on validated scales, every two to four weeks while we tune, then monthly or quarterly as you stabilize. You learn tools that work in real time, in traffic, before meetings, at 3 a.m., and the plan keeps adjusting until the numbers and your life both say better. No controlled substances, stated before you book.
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Care and next steps in Westchester County
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
Do you serve the whole county?
Identically, from the Sound Shore to the river towns to northern Westchester, by secure video wherever you are private.
Is care kept out of insurance databases?
Yes, structurally: we never bill insurance, so no claim, code, or note enters any carrier system. Many Westchester patients choose us for exactly this.
What if it's anxiety and depression together?
Common, and treatable together. The evaluation maps both, and first line treatments overlap enough that one coherent plan usually covers the pair.
My anxiety is mostly physical symptoms. Is that normal?
Extremely. Racing heart, chest tightness, stomach trouble, and dizziness are anxiety's most common costumes, and we screen carefully in both directions before treating.
Why do you not prescribe Xanax or other benzodiazepines?
Because they relieve an hour and reinforce the disorder, with real dependence risk. The durable path, SSRIs or SNRIs plus skills, actually shrinks anxiety, and that's what we practice.
About Westchester County
Westchester County is home to about 1 million people. It's a populous suburban region just north of New York City. Our patients here range across suburban families, commuters who work in the city, and professionals.
Serving Westchester County
Care should reach every corner of Westchester County. As the Hudson River suburbs just north of New York City, Westchester County stretches from White Plains, Yonkers, and Tarrytown, and shrinkMD brings board-certified telepsychiatry to all of it by secure video, with the same psychiatrist over time.
What it costs
Transparent, published pricing
Our self-pay prices are the same in every state where we practice. No insurance billing, and no surprise statement later.
| Service | Self-pay price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Initial evaluation | From $295 | A full 50 to 60 minute evaluation, diagnosis, and written plan. |
| Follow-up visits | $110 to $215 | Per visit, depending on length and complexity. Member rates are lower. |
| Membership (optional) | $49 per month | Priority scheduling, member rates, and the Unstuck and QuitScrolling apps. First month free. |
Your care team
Who you will see
Your care is delivered by shrinkMD clinicians, and you keep the same one over time. You meet by secure video with a clinician licensed in your state.
- Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, founder and board certified psychiatrist (ABPN), dual board certified in psychiatry and in sports and performance psychiatry.
- Matthew George, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, dual board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with more than two decades of clinical experience.
Learn more
More from a trusted source: Anxiety Disorders - National Institute of Mental Health.
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Call 1-877-747-4656 now, appointments are available as soon as availability allows for Westchester County residents, by secure video from home.
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