Adult ADHD Psychiatrist for Monmouth County, NJ

Monmouth County runs from the Raritan Bayshore down the coast past Asbury Park and inland to Freehold. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development estimates 647,520 residents as of July 1, 2024, with Middletown the most populous town. Health care and social assistance is the county's largest private industry, at 54,667 jobs or 22.4% of private employment, so many residents work in hospitals and other care settings. Commutes are long: the average trip to work is 34.9 minutes (31.9 statewide), and in 2022 about 59.1% of employed residents worked outside the county. This page covers what is specific to adult ADHD care for Monmouth County residents. It does not describe an office in Monmouth County; call the office to ask how visits are arranged.

Who in Monmouth County looks for adult ADHD care

Students. Brookdale Community College's main campus is in Lincroft, and Monmouth University is in West Long Branch. Both have disability offices that handle classroom and testing accommodations (listed below). A student who was diagnosed as a child and wants an updated evaluation for accommodations can read ADHD accommodations in New Jersey colleges.

Rail and road commuters. The North Jersey Coast Line serves Aberdeen-Matawan, Hazlet, Middletown, Red Bank, Long Branch and Asbury Park, according to NJ Transit's timetable effective August 30, 2026. Many riders continue to Newark or Manhattan. A visit taken while you are at work in New York follows New York's rules, which matters for stimulant prescriptions (see the next section).

Health care and shift workers. With health care the county's largest private industry, many residents work nights, weekends or long shifts. Because short or irregular sleep can affect attention on its own, the evaluation asks about sleep as part of the health history. If this is your situation, ADHD and sleep problems covers how the two interact.

Which state's rules apply to a video visit from Monmouth County

New Jersey's telehealth law requires a provider who treats a patient by telehealth to be validly licensed to provide those services in New Jersey. The deciding fact is where you physically are when the visit begins. Dr. Shershow is licensed in New Jersey and New York, so a visit can happen while you are in either state, but not while you are outside both.

Under P.L.2026, c.40, in effect since July 8, 2026, an adult patient located in New Jersey may start a Schedule II stimulant after an initial examination in person or by real-time audio-video telehealth. If the first examination was by telehealth, an in-person visit is required within 30 days. After that, there must be an in-person visit or telehealth contact every three months, and an in-person visit at least once a year. The office will explain how visits are arranged for patients located in New Jersey. For the background, see telehealth ADHD prescriptions in New Jersey (2026).

Federal DEA telemedicine flexibilities for controlled medications run through December 31, 2026. Rules for 2027 had not been published as of October 2026.

Filling an ADHD prescription in Monmouth County

• Monitoring. Under N.J.A.C. 13:35-7.6(b), before starting any controlled substance, including a stimulant, the prescriber must take a history, examine you, make a reasonable effort to get prior records, check the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) and write a treatment plan.
• Supply. N.J.A.C. 13:35-7.6 caps each Schedule II prescription at a 30-day supply, although a physician may write multiple prescriptions totaling up to 90 days.
• Stock. Availability of specific stimulants and strengths still varies by pharmacy. Call before a new prescription is sent, and decide whether you will fill near home or near a station or workplace.

More on this is in filling ADHD prescriptions at New Jersey pharmacies.

Local resources that are not the practice

These public resources serve Monmouth County. None is affiliated with Dr. Shershow.

The state updated its screening services list on October 8, 2026. For support groups, see ADHD support groups in New Jersey.

Insurance questions under New Jersey law

State labor data show 94.8% of Monmouth County residents had health insurance, 77.4% with private coverage and 30.7% with public coverage such as Medicare or NJ FamilyCare (some people have both). For plans regulated by New Jersey, the telehealth statute requires coverage of telehealth services on the same basis as in-person services. Those plans may limit coverage to providers in the plan's network but may not charge more in deductible, copay or coinsurance for a telehealth visit than for the same visit in person. Medicare has its own rules; see Medicare and adult ADHD care in New Jersey.

The office can tell you the current fees and how insurance works with the practice. The fees and insurance page is the place to start.

Getting started from Monmouth County

• Decide where you will usually be for visits: home, a quiet room at work, or both.
• Choose a pharmacy on your regular route, whether close to home or close to your station.
• Collect what you have: old report cards, any earlier evaluations, a current medication list, sleep schedule if you work shifts, and any Brookdale or Monmouth University accommodation letters.

Then call the office or use the call-back form. The adult ADHD evaluation page explains what the evaluation covers.