Adult ADHD Psychiatrist for Westchester County, NY

Westchester County sits just north of the Bronx, so it is outside New York City but inside New York State. That line matters more than people expect. State rules govern video visits and prescriptions, but two city laws that help Manhattan workers do not reach a job in White Plains or Yonkers. The county also borders Connecticut, and a video visit taken from across that line is outside what the practice offers: video visits with Dr. Shershow are for patients located in New York or New Jersey. This page covers what is specific to Westchester and the public resources there that are separate from Dr. Shershow's practice.

Who in Westchester looks for adult ADHD care

• Metro-North commuters. The Harlem Line runs from Grand Central through Mount Vernon, Scarsdale, White Plains, Valhalla and Pleasantville, and the Hudson and New Haven lines are Metro-North's other East of Hudson routes. A full commute plus a workday leaves little time for appointments, which is why many people ask about video follow-up.
• College and graduate students. Pace University's Pleasantville campus, Purchase College (SUNY), Manhattanville University, Iona University and Sarah Lawrence College each have a disability office. Students who want testing accommodations often need current documentation from a licensed clinician.
• Adults diagnosed as children. People who stopped treatment years ago and want to restart often find that old records are hard to get. The guide covers this in restarting ADHD care as an adult.

Which rules apply to a video visit from Westchester

New York State Education Department guidance says a practitioner must hold a New York license when providing services to a patient located in New York. Dr. Shershow is licensed in New York and New Jersey, and for any video visit you must be physically in one of those two states.

The practical habit is simple: before each video visit, check where you will be sitting. If it is not New York or New Jersey, move the appointment. More on this in telehealth ADHD prescriptions in New York.

Filling an ADHD prescription in Westchester

Westchester pharmacies follow New York's controlled-substance rules.

• Schedule II stimulants cannot be refilled. Each fill needs a new prescription.
• The usual limit is a 30-day supply. New York allows a single prescription for up to three months when it is written for attention deficit disorder and marked with the condition or its code. The prescriber decides whether that fits.
• An electronic prescription goes to one pharmacy. Commuters sometimes prefer a pharmacy near work in Manhattan; any New York pharmacy can fill a New York prescription, so choose the one you can actually reach during opening hours, and call ahead about stock.

Connecticut pharmacies are a different matter. New York's Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement says a New York prescriber may or may not be able to send a controlled-substance prescription to an out-of-state pharmacy, depending on that state's law. Using a New York pharmacy avoids the question. See New York's rules for ADHD stimulant prescriptions.

Westchester resources that are not the practice

These are county, state, campus and nonprofit services. None is connected to Dr. Shershow's practice, and crisis and peer services do not evaluate for ADHD or prescribe.

Campus disability offices

• Pace University, Pleasantville: Student Accessibility Services. Students self-identify and register with the office for their campus.
• Purchase College (SUNY): Office of Disability Resources, which coordinates academic accommodations and auxiliary aids for students with disabilities.
• Manhattanville University: Center for Student Accessibility. Approved students download their accommodation letters each semester from the Student Health Portal.
• Iona University, New Rochelle: Accessibility Services, the office that handles disability accommodations.
• Sarah Lawrence College: Office of Access and Disability Services, which decides accommodations after reviewing documentation and meeting the student.

A diagnosis does not guarantee any accommodation, and each office sets its own documentation rules. Read the office's guidelines before your evaluation so you can ask for what it needs. See ADHD accommodations in college in New York.

Work and insurance questions in Westchester

Outside the city, New York State's paid sick leave law applies. Employers with 100 or more employees must provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave a year, and those with 5 to 99 employees up to 40 hours. The law lets employees use it for the diagnosis, care or treatment of a mental or physical health condition and for preventive care. If you work in New York City, the city's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act and the NYC Human Rights Law may apply to that job as well.

New York's behavioral health insurance protections cover policies issued in New York, not self-funded employer plans or policies issued in another state, which matters for residents insured through a Connecticut employer. Plans regulated by New York must be able to offer a first outpatient behavioral health appointment within 10 business days. The office can tell you the current fees and how insurance works with the practice. Background is in does insurance cover adult ADHD care in New York?

Starting care from Westchester

1. Call the office or use the call-back form on this page.
2. Tell the office where you will usually be for visits, and whether you work in Connecticut or New Jersey.
3. Gather old school records, any earlier evaluation and a list of medications.

The county picture beyond Westchester, including Rockland and the Hudson Valley, is in adult ADHD care in Westchester and the Hudson Valley. What the first visit covers is on the adult ADHD evaluation page.