Online psychiatry
Online psychiatrist for adults in Maine
shrinkMD is a physician-led telepsychiatry practice opening in Maine. If you're an adult and you're tired of month-long waitlists and clinicians who churn, this is the practice we built. Board-certified, cash-pay with a superbill, non-controlled prescribing, same clinician every visit. Serving Portland, Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston, Biddeford, Auburn, and every adult with a Maine address.
Medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, board certified psychiatrist · Last reviewed August 27, 2026 · Editorial policy
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The Maine landscape
How psychiatric care actually works in Maine
Maine's psychiatric care landscape is shaped by geography as much as by workforce numbers. The state is 90 percent forested, most of the population lives within an hour of the coast, and a psychiatrist in Portland is functionally out of reach for someone in Millinocket or Presque Isle. Maine Medical Center in Portland, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, MaineGeneral in Augusta, and Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick concentrate most of the state's psychiatric capacity. Outside those hubs, telepsychiatry is not a convenience but often the only realistic path to seeing a psychiatrist without a multi-hour drive each way.
Online psychiatry
What online psychiatry with shrinkMD actually includes in Maine
What online psychiatry with shrinkMD actually includes in Maine.
Full-hour first evaluation
Not 15 minutes. A real 45 to 60 minute intake to sort out what's actually going on and build a plan.
Same clinician every visit
You get one psychiatrist or nurse practitioner and you keep them. No rotation.
Honest, published pricing
$295 for a first eval with a PMHNP, $395 with a psychiatrist. Follow-ups from $150. No insurance games; superbill provided.
Non-controlled prescribing
No stimulants or benzodiazepines. Evidence-based alternatives work better long term for most conditions.
Maine + online psychiatry
Why online psychiatry works in Maine
Online psychiatry in Maine has grown fastest in the last five years because it solves a specifically Maine problem: distance. The difference between seeing a psychiatrist in Portland and seeing one from Millinocket is a 4-hour drive one way, which is a real and recurring barrier that ends care for many patients within a few visits. Video visits eliminate that barrier without giving up clinical quality; Maine's state licensure and telehealth parity rules make it fully legal for Maine-licensed clinicians to see Maine residents by video.
For adults across Maine, distance to a psychiatrist is often the biggest barrier to care. Video visits close that gap without giving up clinical quality. Meta-analyses consistently show telepsychiatry produces equivalent outcomes to in-person care for the conditions we treat: depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar spectrum, sleep problems, and PMDD.
What online delivery does not fix is fragmented care. Most online psychiatry platforms rotate clinicians, use 15-minute follow-ups, and treat prescribing as a checkbox. shrinkMD is built to be the opposite. One clinician who knows your story, full-hour first visits, and follow-ups that are actually long enough to check response and adjust dose. That continuity is what a real psychiatric practice offers, and it turns out to work over video just as well as in an office.
Insurance picture
What insurance in Maine looks like for outpatient psychiatry
MaineCare (the state's Medicaid program) covers psychiatric care and has expanded telehealth parity in recent years. Commercial plans on the Maine exchange (Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine, Community Health Options, Harvard Pilgrim) generally include mental health parity per MHPAEA, but out-of-network mental-health benefits vary widely. Many Maine residents have plans with strong out-of-network coverage after deductible, which is why cash-pay psychiatric care plus a superbill often ends up similar in effective cost to in-network care, especially given the in-network wait times.
Who we serve
Where in Maine shrinkMD sees adults
Roughly a third of Maine's 1.4 million residents live in the Portland metro area (Cumberland County), with secondary population centers in Bangor (Penobscot), Lewiston-Auburn (Androscoggin), Augusta (Kennebec), and Biddeford-Saco (York). Rural Maine, particularly Aroostook, Piscataquis, and Washington counties, has the least psychiatric access in the state and the longest wait times. shrinkMD sees adults across the whole state, urban and rural alike, by video.
Board-certified shrinkMD clinicians are licensed to see adults across all of Maine, including Portland, Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston, Biddeford, Auburn, and every smaller city, town, and rural address in the state. Visits happen by secure video, so location within the state does not affect access.
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Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
Do I have to live in Maine to see a shrinkMD clinician?
Yes. Our clinicians are licensed in specific states, and Maine is one of them. You must be physically present in Maine at the time of your visit, per state medical-licensure rules. That includes any Maine address; Portland, Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston, Biddeford, Auburn and any smaller community in the state all qualify.
Which insurance plans in Maine do you take?
None; shrinkMD is cash-pay. But we provide a superbill after every visit that you can submit to your Maine plan for potential out-of-network reimbursement. For most Maine commercial plans, that reimbursement is meaningful. Two questions to ask your insurance to find out: what percentage does your plan cover out of network for outpatient mental health, and what's your current out-of-network deductible.
What conditions do you treat?
Adult depression, anxiety, bipolar spectrum disorders, OCD, PMDD, postpartum depression, sleep problems, adjustment disorder, and related conditions. We do not treat under 18, and we do not prescribe controlled substances (stimulants for ADHD, benzodiazepines).
How soon can I be seen after joining the waitlist in Maine?
When shrinkMD opens in Maine, waitlist members get a booking window ahead of the public. From there, first available appointments depend on clinician panel size at launch. Historically in comparable practices, waitlist members book within the first two weeks of opening.
What if I need in-person care or hospitalization in Maine?
shrinkMD is scheduled outpatient telepsychiatry only. If you need in-person care, hospitalization, or intensive outpatient in Maine, we'll help you find the right resource. If it's an emergency, In Maine, the 24/7 Maine Crisis Line is 1-888-568-1112. The national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text. For a medical emergency, call 911. NAMI Maine (namimaine.org) has a warmline for non-crisis support.
Does Maine state law allow psychiatric prescribing by video?
Yes. Board-certified psychiatrists and PMHNPs licensed in Maine may evaluate and treat Maine residents by video, including prescribing non-controlled psychiatric medications electronically to your local pharmacy. Federal law (Ryan Haight Act) adds requirements for controlled substances specifically, which shrinkMD does not prescribe anyway.
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