Adult Psychiatry in Boston
Thoughtful adult psychiatry and psychotherapy in a private comfortable environment
Located in Back Bay and serving Beacon Hill, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, and surrounding areas.
Board-certified psychiatrists (MD/DO), grounded in psychotherapy and medicine
Integrated psychotherapy + medication approach when helpful (one relationship, one formulation)
Calm, well-appointed Back Bay offices designed for sustained conversation and privacy
We review each request carefully and we reserve a limited number of openings so that when there is a good fit, families can move into care promptly
Step 1
Request a consultation (brief form or call)
Step 2
Office manager call to
review Webster Clinic basics and mutual fit
Step 3
Clinician screening and consultation plan (paced evaluation, coordination with prior clinicians or records)
A typical adult consultation includes 1–3 visits, depending on your needs and whether you are seeking psychotherapy, integrated psychiatry, or a focused diagnostic and treatment plan.
If we decide together that we’re a good fit, we do not place adults on a waitlist. We move directly into ongoing care as schedules allow.
Private-pay care enables time, continuity, and depth, with fees discussed during the office manager call. We keep our caseload intentionally limited and do not run a waitlist.
How We Work With Adults
Most adults and professionals come to Webster Clinic when life looks organized and accomplished, yet something doesn’t feel sustainable—mood, energy, sleep, attention, or relationships. We aim to bring outer life and inner life into closer alignment so you can live a full life.
Adult care at Webster Clinic centers on a steady relationship with a psychiatrist trained in both psychotherapy and medicine. Your life story, current struggles, and medical history all belong in the same room. We consider early relationships, family patterns, culture, and identity alongside medical conditions, prior medications, sleep, hormones, substance use, and other health factors.
Medication decisions sit within this same frame—so psychotherapy and medication (when used) feel like one integrated process rather than separate tracks.
What we help with
Adult individual therapy and psychiatry
Persistent anxiety, low mood, irritability, or burnout that hasn’t shifted with brief approaches
Long-standing patterns in relationships, intimacy, and sexuality—why the same conflicts repeat
Perfectionism, imposter feelings, or chronic overwork where achievement has become a survival strategy
Thoughtful medication decisions within a psychotherapy frame (start, simplify, taper)
Identity-attentive care: race, culture, gender, sexuality, class, immigration, and belonging
For partners, parents, and families
Many adults come because of strain in their closest relationships. Others arrive as partners or parents first and discover their own history needs space.
Couples work on repetitive patterns (pursue/withdraw, criticism/defensiveness, distance/shutdown)
Support for parents balancing caregiving, careers, and mental health
Thoughtful work in multigenerational and intercultural families, including the quiet impact of discrimination
THE SPACE
Sessions take place in light-filled, thoughtfully furnished rooms that feel more like a calm private living space than a medical suite—comfortable seating, sound privacy, and design details that support reflection and sustained conversation.
Fees & Reimbursement
Webster Clinic is a private-pay, out-of-network practice. We can provide superbills that many adults use to seek partial reimbursement from PPO plans. Some services may also be HSA/FSA eligible depending on your plan rules. (Coverage varies; reimbursement is not guaranteed.)
Fees are discussed during the office manager call, so you can decide with clarity before scheduling.
Common Moments That Bring Adults In
Below are a few of the situations where individuals look for Webster Clinic
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On paper, life looks solid. Internally, there’s a steady drag of worry, sadness, irritability, or emptiness that doesn’t match how life is “supposed” to feel. In a calm, well-appointed setting, we slow things down and understand why quick fixes haven’t worked—so change can last.
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The same argument with partners. The same dynamic at work. The same self-critique in every chapter. We examine patterns in the context of history, culture, and relationships—so you’re not repeating the story without understanding it.
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A move, breakup, new child, loss, or career shift can bring long-delayed questions to the surface. In insight-oriented psychotherapy, we treat pivots as a chance to understand how past and present meet—rather than rushing to “adjust.”
meet our clinicians
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Christine Crawford MD MPH
Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist
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Jacqueline Buchanan MD
Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist
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Cecil R Webster Jr MD
FOUNDER & CEO
Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst
