Psychiatry in Boston that sees the whole person — child, adolescent, adult, and LGBTQ+
Harvard-trained, board-certified psychiatrists in Back Bay Boston — providing relationship-based psychotherapy and medication management for children, teens, adults, and families. Private-pay. In-person and telehealth. Appointments typically within one to two weeks.
WHO WE SERVE
We work with children, families, adults, and LGBTQ+ individuals across the lifespan
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Mood, behavior, anxiety, and school challenges that feel larger than a phase — and family dynamics that are hard to decode on your own. We see children from age five through emerging adulthood, with parent guidance embedded in every case.
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High-functioning on the outside, with worry, sadness, or a sense of stuckness that doesn’t match how life is supposed to feel. Insight-oriented psychiatry and psychotherapy — unhurried, relationship-based, and not split across multiple providers.
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Identity, relationships, and belonging in shifting cultural and political contexts. We provide explicitly affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth, adults, couples, and families, including those navigating parenthood and family-building.
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Ambition and care carried in institutions where racism and bias are part of the environment, and in intimate relationships shaped by that context. You and your family need not be the only ones in the room.
WHAT WE TREAT
Conditions and situations we treat in depth
Our condition-specific pages go deeper into the clinical approach, who we work with, and what to expect. Each is written by the clinicians who treat it.
Generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety, OCD, and the particular exhaustion of a mind that will not slow down.
Low mood, loss of motivation, and a persistent flatness that does not respond to the things that used to help.
The first years of college or graduate school — academic pressure, identity shifts, and the difficulty of being far from home.
The psychological cost of living between two worlds: grief, isolation, intergenerational conflict, and the labor of belonging.
Children, adolescents, and parents navigating separation. When a family restructures, children need someone who can think with them.
Why Webster Clinic?
HOW WE WORK
What makes Webster Clinic different
Physician-led care with a psychotherapy foundation
Our psychiatrists are trained in both psychotherapy and medication evaluation. Treatment is not split between a prescriber and a separate therapist — you work with one physician who holds both.
Unhurried evaluation and genuine clinical depth
Initial consultations include time to hear your story, a developmental and medical review, and the use of screening tools where they help. We are not running 15-minute med checks.
A setting designed for reflective work
Sessions take place in well-appointed, light-filled rooms with sound privacy and comfortable seating. The space is designed to feel more like a private sitting room than a clinic.
Explicitly affirming and culturally responsive
An affirming stance toward LGBTQ+ and BIPOC patients is not an accommodation — it is central to how we were trained and how we practice. Several of our clinicians have published and taught on identity, culture, and mental health.
Private-pay with superbill support
We are an out-of-network practice. We provide superbills that many patients use to obtain partial reimbursement through PPO plans, HSAs, or FSAs. No insurance-driven visit limits or fragmented split-care models.
meet our clinicians
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Christine Crawford MD MPH
Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist
Boston Magazine Top Doctors 2025 (cover). Associate Medical Director, NAMI. Faculty, Boston University School of Medicine. Author: You Are Not Alone (NAMI). As seen on the Today Show, NPR, New York Times, and Boston Globe.
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Jacqueline Buchanan MD
Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist
Harvard/Cambridge Health Alliance trained. Relationship-based, trauma-informed care for children, adolescents, and adults. Psychotherapy embedded in every clinical relationship.
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Cecil R Webster Jr MD
Child, adolescent & adult psychiatrist · Psychoanalyst · Founder
Harvard Medical School physician-educator. Board member, Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. Expertise in LGBTQ+ psychiatry, professionals of color, and psychoanalytic treatment. Harvard Health Publishing contributor.
Our clinicians are recognized teachers, authors, and public voices on mental health
Boston Magazine Top Doctors 2025 — Dr. Christine Crawford (cover)
Named among Boston’s top physicians
Today Show — Dr. Christine Crawford
On-air expert on navigating mental health conversations with children. Appeared via NAMI in conjunction with her book You Are Not Alone.
WURD Radio — Dr. Cecil Webster
On racial identity, psychological wellbeing, and the inner life of professionals of color.
You Are Not Alone — Dr. Christine Crawford (NAMI, 2024)
The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health. Comprehensive resource for parents of children with psychiatric presentations.
■ As cited in: New York Times · NPR · Washington Post · Boston Globe
Drs. Crawford and Webster are trusted media source on child and adolescent mental health.
Harvard Health Publishing — Dr. Cecil Webster
Contributing author. Faculty educator at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital.
GETTING STARTED
What to expect from a first visit
A plan that is yours
We discuss options together: ongoing psychotherapy, therapy with medication, consultation, or a plan to return at a later point. You remain involved in every recommendation. We do not have a standard protocol — we have a clinical approach.
Book a brief phone consultation
Schedule a short introductory call with a Webster Clinic psychiatrist. You’ll have the chance to share what brings you in, ask questions about our approach, and confirm we’re the right fit before committing to a full appointment.
Your first visit
A full clinical evaluation in our Back Bay office. Time to speak, think together, and gather history without being rushed. For children and teens, this typically includes time with caregivers and the young person separately and together.
COMMON QUESTIONS
How We Work
Do you accept insurance?
We are a private-pay, out-of-network practice. We provide superbills that many patients use to obtain partial reimbursement through PPO plans, HSAs, or FSAs. We do not bill insurance directly.
How quickly can I be seen?
Appointments are often available within one to two weeks of your initial phone consultation.
Do you offer telehealth?
Yes. We offer in-person care in our Back Bay office at 745 Boylston Street, Suite 405, Boston. Telehealth is available for established patients located in Massachusetts.
Do you work with children as well as adults?
Yes. We see patients from approximately age five through emerging adulthood and across the adult lifespan. Child and adolescent cases include parent guidance as a standard part of care.
Serving Boston and the surrounding area
Our office is in Boston’s Back Bay at 745 Boylston Street, Suite 405, Boston MA 02116. We see patients in person from Back Bay, Beacon Hill, South End, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, and surrounding areas. Telehealth is available for patients physically located in Massachusetts.
617.859.5953 | websterclinic.com
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