Roanoke, Virginia
Medication Management in Roanoke
Roanoke is the biggest city for a hundred mountainous miles, so every county's shortage becomes its waitlist: routine outpatient psychiatry stretches months while the valley's health systems carry demand from the whole Blue Ridge region. The star shines on a lot of people waiting. Psychiatric medication deserves an owner, not an autopilot. shrinkMD provides board certified medication management to Roanoke by secure video, with follow up that happens on schedule and decisions driven by measured results.
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 Roanoke
From Grandin Village to Salem to the New River Valley, visits happen by video from home or a parked car between jobs, with railroad and healthcare shift rotations treated as normal scheduling.
We bill no insurance, fees are flat and published, superbills are provided, and the insomnia rotating shifts manufacture is treated as the condition it is.
What's included
From handoff to dialed in
Many patients arrive mid treatment, a prescriber retired, moved, or simply stopped paying attention. After an evaluation and records review we can usually continue your non controlled medications without missing a refill, then begin actually optimizing: one change at a time, tracked with validated scores until the numbers and your life agree.
Visits run 15 to 30 minutes by video on a cadence your treatment sets, every two to four weeks while tuning, stretching to quarterly once stable. Side effects, interactions, and the question of whether you still need each medication all stay on the table at every visit. Labs are coordinated locally when needed, and nothing here ever touches an insurance database.
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Care and next steps in Roanoke
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
Do you reach the smaller mountain counties?
Anywhere in Virginia with a connection, identically: the mountain counties are exactly where telepsychiatry earns its keep.
How fast can I be seen in the valley?
Usually within days of booking, compared to the months long regional waits, and early treatment is easier treatment.
Do you prescribe stimulants or benzodiazepines?
No, anywhere. We're upfront about it before you book, and skilled with the non controlled options the evidence supports.
How do labs work with a telehealth practice?
We coordinate orders through your local clinic or lab, lithium levels, metabolic panels, thyroid checks, and review results together. Telehealth changes the visit, not the monitoring standard.
Can you take over prescriptions from my previous provider?
Usually yes, for non controlled medications, after an evaluation and records review. Switching shouldn't mean starting over or missing a refill.
About Roanoke
Roanoke is home to about 97,000 people. It's the largest city in southwest Virginia and the medical center of the region, anchored by Carilion Clinic. Our patients here range across hospital staff, healthcare workers, and families across the surrounding rural counties.
Serving Roanoke
Care should reach every corner of Roanoke. As the largest city in Virginia's Blue Ridge, Roanoke stretches from downtown, the Mill Mountain Zoo, and the Blue Ridge Parkway, 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: Mental health medications - MedlinePlus.
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Call 1-877-747-4656 now, appointments are available as soon as availability allows for Roanoke residents, by secure video from home.
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