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Psychiatric care, built around you.

Every part of care starts with time, space, and connection. An unhurried first evaluation, medication management, and steady follow-up, each with Dr. McDade herself, by secure video in Texas.

Opens the booking page. A brief screening confirms fit before your first visit.

  • Every visit with Dr. McDade
  • Ages 6 to 70
  • Secure video in Texas
Dr. Allison J. McDade, MD, smiling against a weathered wood wall
Dr. Allison J. McDade, MD Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry and in child and adolescent psychiatry

The answer

Dr. McDade provides a psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and child and adolescent psychiatry, by secure video for patients ages 6 to 70 in Texas. Care starts with an unhurried first evaluation and continues with steady follow-up. You can book without a referral. There is time to be heard.

If you need help now

If you are in crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If you are Deaf or hard of hearing, use your preferred relay service or dial 711, then 988. In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. This practice does not provide emergency services.

Dr. Allison J. McDade, MD, smiling in glasses in a sunlit garden

Who provides your care?

Dr. McDade, at every visit. Health & Harmony Psychiatry is a physician-only practice, so every follow-up is with the physician who already knows your story.

She earned her BS in Biology at Baylor University and completed her medical training at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Her practice has a strong women-centered focus. From 2020 to 2025, she worked exclusively with women patients across the lifespan.

The practice provides psychiatric evaluation, medication management, follow-up, and coordination with the patient's other clinicians. Full recovery is the goal, even if the best path is a referral.

What does care cost?

The practice does not take insurance, and fees are due at the time of your visit.

  • $465New evaluation with Dr. McDade, 60 to 90 minutes
  • $275Follow-up visit with Dr. McDade

Current self-pay fees from the practice.

Major credit cards and HSA/FSA cards are accepted; checks are not. You receive a good faith estimate before your first visit, and the Good Faith Estimate page explains your right to an estimate.

If more than 8 months pass without a visit, the next appointment is booked as a new evaluation at the new-evaluation fee.

How does care work, from the first visit on?

Every service starts the same way, with an unhurried first evaluation.

You deserve the time to be understood.

  1. 01

    Booking and intake

    Book online. A brief screening first confirms that telepsychiatry fits your needs. You'll complete a few intake forms in the patient portal, then meet with Dr. McDade for a full evaluation.

    Before the visit
  2. 02

    Your first evaluation

    Dr. McDade hears your story and reviews your history and your health, over 60 to 90 minutes. Understanding relies on context, and some stories need more time.

    Unhurried
  3. 03

    A plan built with you

    Starting a medication is a collaborative conversation. You and Dr. McDade discuss each option in depth. When therapy is the better starting point, she refers to therapists she knows well.

    Collaborative
  4. 04

    Follow-up that keeps up with your life

    Follow-up visits run 15 to 30 minutes by secure video.

    With Dr. McDade

Which service do you need?

Each page explains what happens and how care works with this practice. The telepsychiatry page explains video visits, and every condition has its own page in Conditions Dr. McDade treats.

Who is this care right for?

For the executive, the founder, the physician, the attorney, and the mother quietly needing support, and for children and teens with their parents.

Care here fits when

  • A change in your mood, focus, sleep, or patience has lasted, and you want a careful look.
  • You keep showing up for everyone and want a private place to sort out what is going on.
  • You want a psychiatrist who listens first, explains what she finds, and builds a plan with you.
  • You or your child are 6 to 70 and located in Texas at the time of each visit.

Another kind of care fits better when

  • You need emergency care. This practice does not provide emergency services.
  • Therapy is the better starting point. Contact us and we will help with referrals.
  • You need intensive outpatient care. Dr. McDade refers to local or virtual IOPs.
  • Care begins at age 6. If your child is younger, contact us and we will help with referrals.

For a child or teen

Dr. McDade is trained in child and adolescent psychiatry, and she sees children from age 6. A parent or guardian books for anyone under 18, and the child and adolescent psychiatry page explains how a teen's care works.

Questions about services

Does Dr. McDade provide therapy?

Dr. McDade provides diagnostic evaluation and medication management. Plans are individualized and may include referral to therapy or other specialists when appropriate.

Do I need a referral to see Dr. McDade?

No. You can book a first visit without a referral, and a parent or guardian books for anyone under 18. Clinicians who want to refer a patient can use the refer a patient page.

How long is the first evaluation?

60 to 90 minutes with Dr. McDade. The length follows your age, your symptoms, and your history, and it leaves room to connect and consider.

How much does care cost?

Care is cash pay. A new evaluation with Dr. McDade is $465, and follow-up visits with Dr. McDade are $275. You receive a good faith estimate before your first visit.

Does Dr. McDade take insurance?

No. Care is cash pay, with rates set in advance and shared up front. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

What does Dr. McDade treat?

She treats anxiety, depression, ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, bipolar disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, and related concerns for patients ages 6 to 70, including women's mental health concerns around PMDD, the postpartum period, and perimenopause.

What ages does Dr. McDade see, and where?

Patients ages 6 to 70. Health & Harmony Psychiatry provides care by secure video to patients physically located in Texas at the time of their appointment. Telepsychiatry may not be appropriate for everyone; a brief screening determines fit. Certain medications, including some controlled substances, may only be prescribed to patients residing in Texas.

The information on this website is for general education and does not constitute medical advice or create a physician-patient relationship. For care, please schedule an appointment.

Care Through Connection

Come as you are, and leave with a plan you agree with.

Book the first visit online, or call 832.387.6088 with questions. A parent or guardian books for anyone under 18, and a brief screening confirms fit before your first visit.

Health & Harmony Psychiatry does not provide emergency care. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988, or call 911. Ages 6 to 70. Health & Harmony Psychiatry provides care by secure video to patients physically located in Texas at the time of their appointment.