Services & Approach
How We Care
Excellent psychiatric care is about far more than treating symptoms. It begins with understanding who you are, how you arrived here, and what matters most to you.
What care looks like here.
60
minutes
first visit
Comprehensive Psychiatric Consultation
Sixty minutes, and the work begins immediately.
A first visit here is not a form read aloud. You will have time to tell your story in the order that makes sense to you rather than the order an intake template requires, and to be asked about the parts that matter rather than only the parts that are billable.
Treatment begins in this conversation. Being understood clearly by a physician who is not watching the clock is not preparation for the clinical work. It is the beginning of it.
20
minutes
fOLLOW-UPS
Ongoing Psychiatric Care
Follow-up visits are twenty minutes, scheduled with deliberate spacing.
That spacing exists so that no decision has to be compressed. There is room to describe how the last several weeks actually went, to raise the thing you were not sure was worth mentioning, and to change course carefully rather than quickly.
These are not medication checks. They are the continuation of a relationship that becomes more useful the longer it lasts.
Comprehensive Psychiatric Consultation
Medication is one tool within a broader relationship, and choosing it well requires knowing the person taking it.
We practice psychopharmacology specifically rather than sequentially, considering which neurotransmitter systems are genuinely involved in your presentation. Depression that presents primarily as a loss of drive, for instance, often points toward dopamine and toward options many clinicians no longer reach for. When the clinical picture warrants it, we are comfortable with sophisticated approaches including MAOIs and pramipexole.
If you prefer to begin elsewhere
We can also work with botanicals that carry real clinical research behind them, among them St. John’s Wort, Kava, and SAM-E. These are selected and monitored with the same care as any prescription, and several carry meaningful interactions, which is why they belong in the hands of a physician who knows your full history.
Where care happens
From your own home, or from ours.
Telepsychiatry Across New England
Most care is delivered through secure, HIPAA-compliant telemental health using SimplePractice and Doxy.me.
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Maine
- Vermont
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
Hours:
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Mon – Fri
In-person appointments are available on Fridays at Dr. Boggs’ private New Hampshire home office.
The office is an extension of the homestead itself, quiet and unhurried, for patients who would rather sit in the same room.
In-Person Visits in New Hampshire
FRIDAYS
Four commitments, from the first visit onward.
I
Understanding
Every care plan begins with an open conversation. We take the time required to hear your full story before discussing a diagnosis.
II
Evidence
Recommendations are grounded in modern psychiatric science, combining rigorous clinical data with careful attention to your physiology.
III
Partnership
Shared decision-making is the core commitment. We work out together what fits your life and what you are genuinely willing to do.
IV
Continuity
Healing is supported by an enduring relationship. You will work with the same physician month over month and year over year.
What this practice offers, and what it does not.
Clarity about scope is a form of respect. It allows the right patients to arrive confident and helps everyone else find appropriate care sooner.
Who this practice serves
Voluntary outpatient adults and adolescents aged 14+.
Therapy within the visit
We do not offer stand-alone psychotherapy sessions at this time.
We do integrate therapeutic work directly into medical visits, drawing on CBT, DBT, ACT, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic approaches, using whichever suits the person and the moment.
Treatments not provided here
Ketamine, Long-acting injectables, ECT, TMS, Buprenorphine (new patients)
We are glad to work collaboratively with outside providers who manage these treatments for you.
Begin with a sixty-minute consultation.
Questions patients ask before they call.
How much does a visit at Person-Centered Psychiatry cost?
Intakes are $400 and last 60 minutes.. Follow-ups are $300 and last 20 minutes. Payment is due at the time of service. Patients using in-network commercial insurance are billed through their plan instead.
Does Person-Centered Psychiatry accept insurance?
Yes. For New Hampshire residents, the practice is in network with and accepting new patients with HMO and PPO plans with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, and United. For residents of other New England States PPO plans with these carriers are accepted.
Will my insurance reimburse me for out-of-network psychiatric care if I am out of network?
It depends on your plan. PPO and some POS plans include out-of-network benefits and commonly reimburse a portion of each visit once your out-of-network deductible has been met. HMO and EPO plans generally do not. Person-Centered Psychiatry provides superbills through your SimplePractice portal, which you submit to your insurer yourself. Reimbursement cannot be guaranteed by the practice, and the surest way to know what to expect is to call the member services number on your insurance card before your first visit.
Which states can we see patients in?
We see adults and adolescents residing in New England. Care is delivered by secure telemental health and in-person appointments are available on Fridays at the New Hampshire office.
What happens during the first psychiatric appointment?
The first visit lasts sixty minutes and is a conversation rather than a questionnaire. We will ask about your current concerns, your history, your medical background, your sleep, your substance use, and the circumstances of your life that shape how you are feeling. Before the visit ends, we will explain our initial diagnostic thinking in plain terms and you will agree on an initial plan together. Some patients leave with a prescription. Others leave with a plan to gather more information first.
Do we provide therapy, or only medication management?
We do not offer stand-alone psychotherapy sessions at this time, though therapeutic work is part of every visit. We draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic approaches within the medical appointment itself. Patients who also see a therapist can continue that work alongside their psychiatric care.
Is telepsychiatry as effective as seeing a psychiatrist in person?
For most outpatient psychiatric care, research has found telemental health to produce outcomes comparable to in-person visits, including for assessment, medication management, and patient satisfaction. Visits here are conducted through SimplePractice and Doxy.me, both HIPAA-compliant. Patients who would rather meet face-to-face can be seen on Fridays at the home office.
Let's Begin the Conversation
Beginning psychiatric care is an important personal decision. If our approach resonates with you, we invite you to take the first step.