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Serving Howard County

Psychiatry and therapy for Howard County, MD

Howard County sits squarely between Baltimore to the north-east and Washington to the south-west, so care here works whichever direction your life already points, or by video with no direction at all.

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The short answer

Unique Minds Behavioral Health Services provides psychiatric evaluation, medication management and therapy to Howard County, Maryland, including Columbia, Ellicott City and Elkridge. Patients are seen in person at our Baltimore and Washington, D.C. offices, or by secure telehealth from home. Most major insurance plans are accepted, and appointments can be requested online.

Mon–Fri 9:00 am – 5:30 pm · Saturday by appointment · call (443) 538-8400

Where you're seen(section 1)

In person nearby, or by secure video

Patients in Howard County are seen in person and by secure video, with the same providers and the same care, whichever is easier that week.

Telehealth

Secure video appointments for psychiatry and therapy, anywhere in Maryland and Washington, D.C., including Howard County. All you need is a phone or a computer and a private place to talk.

Baltimore, MD office

6810 Park Heights Ave, Suite C6
Baltimore, MD 21215

Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

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Washington, DC office

1402 North Capitol St NW, #1
Washington, DC 20002

Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

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Communities we serve in Howard County

  • Columbia
  • Ellicott City
  • Elkridge
  • Clarksville
  • Fulton
  • Savage
  • Jessup
  • North Laurel
  • Woodbine

Care in Howard County(section 2)

What local care looks like here

Howard County runs along the Baltimore–Washington corridor, which is exactly how most of its residents live: school in one direction, work in the other. Care with us fits that shape: the Baltimore office serves the county’s north and east, the Washington, D.C. office its south and west, and secure telehealth serves the weeks when neither drive is worth it.

Columbia, Ellicott City and everywhere between

From Columbia’s villages to historic Ellicott City, Elkridge, Clarksville and the smaller communities out to Woodbine, Howard County patients use the full practice: psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and individual and family therapy. Stepped up when weekly appointments are not enough.

Telehealth matters here in a specific way: our providers are licensed in both Maryland and the District, so a Howard County commuter can keep the same provider whether an appointment happens from a kitchen table in Columbia or a lunch break in a private room downtown.

If you need help sooner

For urgent situations, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is free, confidential and available 24/7 by call or text anywhere in Howard County. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Good to know

Care in Howard County, answered plainly

Read the full patient FAQ
Do you have an office in Columbia or Ellicott City?

Not at the moment. The practice has locations in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Ohio; the two that matter here are Baltimore (Park Heights Avenue) and Washington, D.C. (North Capitol Street). Howard County patients choose whichever is easier, and many alternate in-person visits with secure video appointments so routine follow-ups do not need a drive at all.

Is telehealth available anywhere in Howard County?

Yes. Our providers are licensed for all of Maryland, so video appointments work from Columbia, Ellicott City or anywhere else in the county, for psychiatric evaluations, medication follow-ups and therapy alike. You need a phone or computer and a private place to talk.

Which insurance plans do Howard County patients use with you?

We accept Medicare, Maryland Medicaid, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Amerigroup, MedStar, AmeriHealth and Optum, plus self-pay. Coverage details vary by plan, so it is worth a quick call to your insurer, or to us at (443) 538-8400, before the first visit.

Closer than the drive makes it feel.

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