Yarmouth, Maine
Anxiety Treatment in Yarmouth
Yarmouth's village scale is its charm and its barrier: everyone knows everyone, which makes a psychiatric waiting room feel like a public announcement, and the older adults who make up much of the town were raised to handle low moods with chores and silence. Add Maine's waitlists, and treatable depression gets renamed aging. When worry runs most days for months and starts steering decisions, that's a treatable condition. shrinkMD brings evidence based anxiety treatment to Yarmouth 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
shrinkMD in Yarmouth, on your terms
Video care suits Yarmouth precisely: unhurried visits from your own living room, no waiting room, no announcement, with technology kept simple, tap a link, and we help by phone if needed.
Late life depression, health related anxiety, and grief that will not lift are core clinical territory for us, not afterthoughts, and family joins visits exactly when you want them. No insurance billing keeps it all private.
What's included
Anxiety care, done properly
Anxiety is a body event as much as a mind event, racing heart, tight chest, restless gut, thinned sleep, so treatment addresses both. After a full evaluation rules out the imitators, your plan combines what the evidence ranks first: SSRI or SNRI medication where indicated and cognitive behavioral work that interrupts the avoidance cycle keeping the alarm sensitive.
Expect visible movement in your scores within weeks, with follow ups every two to four weeks until the trend is unmistakable, then maintenance spacing. You'll have usable tools immediately, and a clinician who tracks results instead of assuming them. We're equally clear about what we won't do: no benzodiazepines, which trade an hour of relief for a stronger long term anxiety.
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Care and next steps in Yarmouth
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
Can my daughter join my appointments?
Whenever you wish. Family eyes are clinically valuable, and the invitation is always yours to give.
Is depression in your seventies just part of getting older?
No. Persistent low mood is a treatable condition at every age, and treating it improves health, sharpness, and independence. Resignation is not a treatment plan.
Do you treat panic attacks specifically?
Yes. Panic disorder gets targeted care: medication that lowers the baseline plus breathing and interoceptive skills that take the terror out of the attacks themselves.
Can I do anxiety treatment alongside my current therapist?
Yes, and we encourage it. We handle evaluation and medication, coordinate with your therapist with your permission, and the combination outperforms either alone.
How fast does anxiety treatment start working?
Skills help immediately, and medication typically begins working within two to six weeks. We measure scores at every visit so progress is visible, not guessed.
About Yarmouth
With about 9,000 residents, Yarmouth is a community we're glad to serve. It's a close-knit residential community on the Royal River north of Portland. We care for families in a close-knit community north of Portland.
Serving Yarmouth
Across Yarmouth, from the heart of downtown, the Main Street village, and the Royal River, residents can meet a board-certified psychiatrist by secure video with shrinkMD. Yarmouth is a coastal town on the Royal River, northeast of Portland, so virtual care means no drive and no waiting room, just steady follow-up with one clinician.
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.
Helpful guides to read next
More from a trusted source: Anxiety Disorders - National Institute of Mental Health.
Nearby areas
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Call 1-877-747-4656 now, appointments are available as soon as availability allows for Yarmouth residents, by secure video from home.
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