Telehealth Psychiatry in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia: Video Visits Within a Week

For most outpatient psychiatric care, yes. Peer-reviewed research and clinical guidance from the American Psychiatric Association have found comparable outcomes to in-person care for depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and medication management. Access frequently improves too — shorter waits, no travel, better attendance.

Some situations remain better in person: acute crises, certain controlled substance evaluations, and anything requiring a physical exam. We will tell you plainly if yours is one of them rather than proceed anyway.

Whichever state you will physically be in during your appointments — not where you live, if those differ. Pennsylvania if you want the option of in-person visits at our York office. Maryland if you are in the Baltimore, Carroll, or Harford County area, especially if you commute across the line. Virginia if you are there, and particularly if you are a veteran or service member.

If you split time between two of them, read both — and mention it when you call, because it usually works out fine.

Usually nothing. Abu Koroma is licensed in all three, so a move within Pennsylvania, Maryland, or Virginia does not require finding a new prescriber. Zainab Koroma is licensed in Pennsylvania and Maryland, so a move to Virginia would mean transferring to Abu — same practice, same records, different clinician.

A move outside all three does mean finding a local provider. We will transfer records and help you land somewhere rather than leave you to start cold. This comes up often enough for military families that our Virginia page addresses it directly.

Yes. This is a two-provider practice, not a platform with a rotating panel — you are matched to one clinician and you keep them. That continuity is most of the point.

Which of the two depends on your state and age: Abu Koroma covers all three states from age 12, and Zainab Koroma covers Pennsylvania and Maryland from age 8. The comparison table above lays it out.

Your provider calls you on the number on file and you finish by phone. Phone visits count the same clinically and bill the same way with most plans, so a bad connection does not cost you the appointment.

If we genuinely cannot connect at all, we reschedule with no cancellation fee. It happens; it is not a problem.

No. Visits run on SimplePractice's HIPAA-compliant browser-based platform. A secure link arrives by email before each appointment and you click it — Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge, on any phone, tablet, or computer.

The link is single-use and expires after the visit, so it cannot be forwarded or reused.

Our side is solid: encrypted video, HIPAA-compliant infrastructure, and no recording of visits. Legally and technically it carries the same protection as sitting in an office.

Your side is the variable, and it is worth being honest about. Join from a room where you can speak freely, use headphones, and lock your device if you step away. We cannot control whether someone in your household is within earshot — that part is yours to manage, and it is worth thinking about before the first visit rather than during it.

This is not an emergency or crisis service. We do not provide after-hours care, crisis response, or real-time intervention, and it would be wrong to let anyone believe otherwise.

If you are in crisis: call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, free and available 24/7. Call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department if you are in immediate danger. Veterans: call 988 and press 1. In York and Adams Counties the local crisis line is (717) 851-5320. Once you are safe, we can help with what comes next.