OCD
OCD Treatment That Takes Your Intrusive Thoughts Seriously, Online Across Maryland
Dr. Hardik Yadav, MD
Board-Certified Psychiatrist · Addiction Medicine (ABPM) · Maryland
The intrusive thoughts you can't shut off and the rituals that eat up your day are exhausting, and they are hard to say out loud, especially if the last person you told called it stress and changed the subject.
When OCD Gets Mistaken for Ordinary Anxiety
Dr. Hardik Yadav, MD, a Board-Certified Psychiatrist, treats OCD across Maryland by video, starting with an evaluation that separates it from the anxiety it so often hides behind. Evening and weekend times are open.
OCD is more than being tidy or careful. It runs on obsessions, the unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that force their way in, and compulsions, the checking, counting, washing, or silent mental rituals you use to make the discomfort ease off for a while. It often gets waved off as generalized anxiety or a personality quirk, and the treatment for it is genuinely different, so being read correctly matters. Your first visit runs a full 60 minutes with Dr. Yadav, who takes a detailed history of what the thoughts latch onto and what the rituals cost you, asks about family history, and checks for the depression, anxiety, or ADHD that frequently travel with OCD. Naming what is actually going on is what lets the plan fit it.
OCD Medication, Managed for How OCD Actually Responds
One reason a first prescription can seem to do nothing for OCD is that OCD usually asks more of a medication than depression or general anxiety does. It often takes a longer trial and a higher dose of the same kind of medicine before the obsessions start to loosen, and stopping too early reads as failure when the plan simply needed more time. Dr. Yadav manages OCD medication by telehealth and chooses based on your full history and family history. When it helps to see how your body processes a given medication, he can order genetic testing to guide the choice and spare you some of the trial and error. He adjusts over follow-up visits based on what you report, and most of his patients notice a difference within their first two to four appointments.
Where Therapy Fits Alongside OCD Medication
Medication is one side of treating OCD, and it tends to work best next to a specific kind of therapy called exposure and response prevention, which teaches you to sit with the discomfort without running the ritual. Dr. Yadav handles the medication side and will tell you plainly when therapy would add something, then refer you to a therapist who does that work. You get an honest read on what medication can carry on its own and where another tool belongs.
Private OCD Care You Can Start From Home
OCD often circles the most private corners of your mind, the thoughts you would not repeat to anyone, so where and how you get care matters. Visits are by video from home or a closed door at work, anywhere in Maryland, and medication check-ins run about 30 minutes, with evening and weekend times so treatment fits around a job. The platforms are HIPAA-compliant. Because Ansh Health Associates is private and cash-pay, nothing about your OCD treatment runs through insurance, so it stays off your insurance record and separate from your employer, and new patients can often be seen within the same week.
OCD Handled by One Psychiatrist, Start to Finish
From the first consult through every follow-up, the same psychiatrist manages your care, so the person adjusting your medication already knows your history and how your OCD actually shows up. Dr. Yadav is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist with over 15 years of experience, and he holds a Master's in Public Health. Through his work in the corrections system he has managed severe, complex cases, which is part of why he is steady with OCD that comes tangled up with depression, anxiety, or a substance problem. When two conditions overlap, he treats them together, which is usually where the earliest relief shows up.
What OCD Treatment Costs and How Cash-Pay Works
Ansh Health Associates lists its rates before you book. The initial 60-minute evaluation is $350, and each follow-up visit is $200. Because Dr. Yadav's care is cash-pay, you pay at the time of your visit by credit, debit, or HSA or FSA card, and afterward you can request a superbill with the CPT codes already filled in to submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement. What comes back depends on your plan and carrier. The free 15-minute consult lets you talk through your situation and the cost before you commit to anything.
“OCD responds best when the plan is built around your specific patterns. I take the time to understand them before we treat them.”
Dr. Yadav is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist and an Addiction Medicine Specialist (American Board of Preventive Medicine), with an MD, a Master of Public Health, and over 15 years of experience that includes complex cases in the corrections system. Every visit across Maryland is with him directly, by video.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I get OCD treatment through telehealth in Maryland?
- Yes. Dr. Yadav evaluates and treats OCD entirely by video for patients in Maryland, medication management included. No in-person visit is required, and new patients can often be seen within the same week.
- Can medication actually help OCD?
- Medication, usually paired with a therapy called exposure and response prevention, is a recognized part of treating OCD. Dr. Yadav manages the medication side and refers you for that therapy when it would help. He is honest about what medication can and cannot do on its own, and he does not promise a set result.
- My first medication did nothing for my OCD. What now?
- OCD often needs a longer trial and a higher dose than the same medicine would for depression, so an early prescription can look like a failure when it simply needed more time. The 60-minute evaluation reviews what you have already tried, and genetic testing can help guide the next choice.
- Is OCD treatment here private, and does it go through my insurance?
- Care is private and cash-pay, so nothing runs through insurance. Your OCD treatment stays off your insurance record and separate from your employer, and the video platforms are HIPAA-compliant.
- Do you take insurance?
- No. Ansh Health Associates is a private, cash-pay practice, with the initial evaluation at $350 and follow-ups at $200, paid at the time of your visit. You then receive a superbill to file with your insurer for possible reimbursement, and the free 15-minute consult is a no-cost way to sort out the details first.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for educational purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please schedule a consultation with our team to discuss your individual needs.