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Benzodiazepine Cooperative Providers

Media and Government Officials

Please do not contact the providers on our list for interviews or speaking engagements. Many do not claim expertise on the subject or respond to these types of inquiries. Instead, contact us directly. We can help you.

Recommendations for Our List

We are always seeking medical providers skilled in benzodiazepine tapering to join our doctors list. If you are one, or would like to make a recommendation, please let us know! We rely on feedback to keep our list up to date, so if you’ve experienced problems with a provider from our list or an office is permanently closed please send us a message.

Important Information

We offer this list of medical professionals who may prescribe while patients attempt a slow taper. Some of the doctors on our list are extremely skilled in cessation methods and some are willing to provide prescriptions, but their tapering advice may be over rapid or unhelpful. 

Purpose of this List

A provider’s presence on this list does not indicate expertise in benzodiazepine cessation. This list was designed to address prescription access issues, not provide benzodiazepine cessation experts or protracted withdrawal assistance. If you have a prescriber who may not be well-informed, but is willing to maintain your prescription while you follow a slow tapering protocol, you may be best served to stick with them. This list is best for patients whose prescribers are forcing an overrapid, unsafe taper or have abruptly stopped their prescription. 

Detox Facilities

We do not endorse abrupt cessation for the vast majority of patients, including abrupt cessations performed in detox or rehab facilities. To learn why read Detox, Cold Turkey, Abrupt Cessation.

A Note About Protracted Withdrawal Help

Medical awareness, recognition, and, consequently, research and help, for protracted withdrawal complications is nearly nonexistent. There are no proven, evidence-based treatments for protracted withdrawal syndrome. It is unlikely that anyone on our list will be able to assist with this problem unless the patient wishes to be reinstated, which may not always work. The available options for patients with protracted syndromes are experimental. We do not maintain a list of providers offering these services as we are not convinced of their safety or effectiveness.

Safer Tapering and Support

Most patients will be unable to find a doctor with appropriate training as medical education does not sufficiently address benzodiazepine safety, so benzodiazepine aware prescribers are extremely rare. Many prescribers may believe that they have appropriate training, but, unfortunately, this is often not the case. Uninformed prescribers frequently prescribe long-term without appropriate informed consent, recommend unsafe taper rates, and lack knowledge about benzodiazepine risk, misdiagnosing benzodiazepine-caused symptoms as relapse or other mental and physical conditions. Because of this gap in medical training, to prevent long-term damage, we recommend that all patients learn about safer cessation on their own so they can ensure any medical advice received is sound.

Patients should learn about safer tapering before their appointment. Read Tapering Strategies and Solutions and the Ashton Manual for more information about tapering options and what a safe taper (5-10% or less of the current dose per month) entails. Consider bringing Benzodiazepine Deprescribing Guidance, an evidence-based guide we helped create, to your appointment.

We ask you to consider joining a support group here. Learn about add-on medications and supplements of concern here.

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Alabama

Michael Anderson, M.D. 
Behavioral Health Immediate Care 
Homewood, AL 
833-637-7924 

Joscue Becerra, M.D.
2123 Executive Park Dr
Opelika, Alabama 36801
256-322-6272

1605 Vernon Rd Ste 1500
LaGrange GA 30240
706-884-1712

1520 22nd St
Columbus GA 31901
706-223-1933
www.rivertownpsychiatry.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Billie “Renee” Russell, CRNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner 
953 Jeff Road NW
Huntsville, Alabama 35806
(256) 322-6272

* Supportive non-prescriber


Alaska

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Arizona

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Teresa Buot-Smith, MD
4545 E Shea Blvd
Phoenix, Arizona
(602) 494-7110

Brent Whitley, PMHNP
(623) 233-0914
www.peakmentalhealthllc.com
Brentw@peakmentalhealthllc.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Arkansas

Zack Coco, NP
New Path Mental Health & Wellness
Little Rock, Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas
www.newpathlittlerock.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


California

Paul Abramson, M.D.
My Doctor Medical Group
450 Sutter Street, Suite 840
San Francisco, California 94108
www.mydoctorsf.com/benzodiazepine-dependence-treatment
(415) 963-4431
Notes: The ideal patient lives in or within commuting distance of San Francisco, CA for in-person visits. Dr. Abramson does have some patients who will travel to and reside in San Francisco temporarily (at least a few months) to get started under his care who then return home to continue tapering outpatient. Dr. Abramson does not do telemedicine but will do one-time consults with benzodiazepine/polypharmacy patients where he develops a plan that the patient can implement with their own local provider(s). My Doctor Medical Group is out of network.

Kashif Abdullah, M.D.
175 N. Jackson Ave., Ste 101
San Jose, California 95116
www.bayareahealthcareclinic.com
(408) 708-7743

Corrine Ancona-Young, M.D.
505 N. Mollison Ave. #201
El Cajon, California 92021 (San Diego Area)
(619) 441-3550

Daryl Ballin, M.D.
5525 Etiwanda Ave #224
Tarzana, California 91356
(818) 708-4848

Shawn Barnes, M.D.
700 Garden View Court
Suite 201-C
Encinitas, California 92024
www.sbarnesmd.com
(760) 487-8344

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Dorene Fanning, LCSW*
Carmichael, CA 95608 
psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/dorene-fanning-carmichael-ca/706622

Sandra Johnson, M.D. 
Chemical Dependency Treatment Associates
805 University Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95825
www.cdtainc.com
916-333-5955
info@cdtainc.com

Nathaniel Lepp, MD
SafeTaper
Telemedicine
California
www.safetaper.com
Notes: Will work with polypharmacy, but will not prescribe opioids.

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Alex Zaphiris, M.D.
655 Redwood Hwy, #246
Mill Valley, California 94941
www.360-md.com
(415) 388-2360

* Supportive non-prescriber


Colorado

Integrated Mental Health
Gail Dawson, NP
www.integratedmentalhealth.org
Tele Psychiatry

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Scott Shannon, MD
2620 East Prospect Road, Suite #190
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
www.wholeness.com
(970) 221-1106

Brent Whitley, PMHNP
(623) 233-0914
www.peakmentalhealthllc.com
Brentw@peakmentalhealthllc.com

Marissa Witt-Doerring, MD
Josef Witt-Doerring, MD
Witt-Doerring Psychiatric Consulting, LLC
www.wittdoerringpsychiatry.com
info@wittdoerringpsychiatry.com
Tele psychiatry

* Supportive non-prescriber


Connecticut

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Delaware

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Florida

Zlatin Ivanov, M.D.
244 E 58th St
New York, NY 10022
(646) 713-0000
zlatinivanovmd@outlook.com
www.psychiatristnyc.com
Notes:  Telemedicine 

Mark Leeds, D.O.
3290 NE 33rd Street,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
info@drleeds.com 
www.drleeds.com

Esther Mugomba-Bird, ARNP
Naples, Florida
www.nchmd.org/services/all-services/behavioral-health
(239) 624-3880

Matthew Nessetti, MD, PhD, JD
Bradenton, Longboat Key & Lakewood Ranch, Florida
www.allcaremedicalcenters.com/bio.html
(941) 388-8997

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Jezel Rosa, APRN, PMHNP-BC 
www.levelheadedmind.com 
support@levelheadedmind.sprucecare.com
(786) 751-2082 
Telepsychiatry

Richard A. Smith, D.O.
6301 Memorial Highway 
Suite 303 
Tampa, FL 33615
www.fbmtampa.com
(813) 519-4157

* Supportive non-prescriber


Georgia

Joscue Becerra, M.D.
2123 Executive Park Dr
Opelika, Alabama 36801
(256) 322-6272

1605 Vernon Rd Ste 1500
LaGrange GA 30240
706-884-1712

1520 22nd St
Columbus GA 31901
706-223-1933
www.rivertownpsychiatry.com

MacKenzie Kirchner, PA
Winston Psychiatry
4546 Barclay Dr
Dunwoody, GA30338
(770) 457-7994
108 Margaret Ave
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 457-7994
www.winstonpsychiatry.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Frank Puhalovich, M.D.
Lakeside Neurology
1100 Northside Forsyth Drive, Suite 440
Cumming, GA 30041
(770) 203-4881
www.lakesideneuro.com

Alan Weinburg, MD
1100 Lake Hearn Dr NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
(404) 365-0966

Charles Whitfield, MD
3462 Hallcrest Dr NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
(404) 843-3585

* Supportive non-prescriber


Hawaii

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Idaho

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Michael Whiting, MD
Restored Horizons
913 W Canfield Avenue
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815
www.restoredhorizons.com
(208) 819-7103
Note: Accepts almost all local insurances, including Medicare and Medicaid

* Supportive non-prescriber


Illinois

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Mark Shukhman, MD 
Associates in Psychiatric Wellness
4711 Golf Rd. #1200 
Skokie, Illinois 60076 
www.psychwellnessgroup.com
847-563-4488
Notes: Offers telemedicine visits.

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Andrew Pundy, M.D.
Park Side Center
1775 Dempster Street, Suite 504, 
Park Ridge, IL 60068
www.drpundy.com
drpundy@gmail.com
(847) 518-8490

* Supportive non-prescriber


Indiana

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Jo Swart, MSN, CPNP, PMHNP
P.O. Box 326
North Webster, Indiana 46555
(574) 320-1583
joswart75@gmail.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Iowa

David Huante, MD
UCS Healthcare Des Moines
1300 Woodland Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-280-3860
www.ucsonline.org/what-we-do/medical-care

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Kansas

Interpersonal Psychiatry
1045 E 23rd St
Lawrence, KS 66046
1010 Carondelet Suite 329
Kansas City, MO 64114
(785) 393-6167
www.ip-psych.com
contact@ip-psych.com
Notes: Telepsychiatry

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Kentucky

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Abner O. Rayapati, M.D., MPH
University of Kentucky
Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic
245 Fountain Court
Second & Third Floor
Lexington, KY 40509
www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/doctors/abner-rayapati
(859) 323-6021 Option 1, for patient appointments

* Supportive non-prescriber


Louisiana

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

K. Chris Rachal, PhD, MP, ABN
126 Rue Colette
Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301
www.psychealthcare.com
(985) 625-0023

* Supportive non-prescriber


Maine

James Berry, MD
489 State St
Bangor, Maine 04401

Jonathan C Fellers, MD PA LLC
550 Forest Ave Ste 103
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 221-0635
www.fellersmd.com

Michael Hiltz, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Telemedicine
Portland, Maine
(207) 200-1568
mike@michaelhiltz.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Maryland

John Carr, M.D.
Rockville, Maryland
www.potomacpsychiatry.com/john_carr
(301) 984-9791

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Massachusetts

Dawna L. Jones, MD
99 Longwater Circle, Suite 100
Norwell, Massachusetts 02061
www.bellanaturalhealth.com/our-team/
(781) 829-0930

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Judy Tsafrir, M.D.
120 Sumner Street
Newton Centre, Massachusetts 02459
www.judytsafrirmd.com
(617) 965-3020

* Supportive non-prescriber


Michigan

Elizabeth McCarthy, Counselor, MA, LPC* 
Horizon Counseling Services
2011 Crooks Road
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/elizabeth-mccarthy-royal-oak-mi/80686
(248) 918-0183

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Minnesota

C.G. Bronson M.D.
534 Oregon Avenue SE
Huron, SD 57350
www.hrmcphysiciansclinic.org
(605) 291-5001
Note: Telehealth services are available for prolonged benzodiazepine tapering

Henry Emmons, MD
1409 Willow Street #400
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
www.partnersinresilience.com/henry-emmons
(612) 874-8608

Ann Gershone, DNP, PMHNP 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
North Brand, Minnesota
www.mhcs.online/ann-gershone
mhcs@mhcs.online
(612) 436-0295

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Mississippi

Lacie McAbee, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Reflections Mental Health, LLC
565 N. Robinson Str.
Senatobia, Mississippi 38668
(662) 612-6089

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Missouri

Erin E. Jewell Burks, D.O.
1010 Remington Plaza
Raymore, MO, 64083
(660) 885-8131

Interpersonal Psychiatry
1045 E 23rd St
Lawrence, KS 66046
1010 Carondelet Suite 329
Kansas City, MO 64114
(785) 393-6167
www.ip-psych.com
contact@ip-psych.com
Notes: Telepsychiatry

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

David Sternberg, M.D.
1001 W 39th St
Kansas City, MO
527 SW Market St,
Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64063
(913) 209-9495

* Supportive non-prescriber


Montana

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Nebraska

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Nevada

Dawn Daniels Hahn, LCSW*
Las Vegas, Nevada
ddanielslcsw@gmail.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


New Hampshire

Michael Hiltz, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Telemedicine
New Hampshire
(207) 200-1568
mike@michaelhiltz.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Lisa Weldon, PMHNP-BC
Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Progressive Psychiatric Services, PLLC
305 Riverway Place
Building 3
Bedford Commons Office Park
Bedford NH 03110
(office) 603-836-5584 
(fax) 603-935-7615
www.progressivepsychiatric.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


New Jersey

Zlatin Ivanov, M.D.
244 E 58th St
New York, NY 10022
(646) 713-0000
zlatinivanovmd@outlook.com
www.psychiatristnyc.com
Notes:  Telemedicine 

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


New Mexico

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Freedom Integrative Psychiatry 
info@freedomintegrativepsychiatry.com
214-239-0253

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Marissa Witt-Doerring, MD
Josef Witt-Doerring, MD
Witt-Doerring Psychiatric Consulting, LLC
www.wittdoerringpsychiatry.com
info@wittdoerringpsychiatry.com
Tele psychiatry

* Supportive non-prescriber


New York

Karen Droesch, PMHNP-BC
297 Knollwood Road, Suite 305
White Plains, New York 10607
(914) 661-2030

Swap​nil Gupta, MD
Medical Director, Adult Outpatient Service
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital
(212) 523-7696
www.mountsinai.org/locations/morningside/care/psychiatry
www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/swapnil-gupta-new-york-ny/347003
Notes: Dr. Gupta maintains a small private practice and also sees patients at the Morningside Clinic. She can be contacted through her Psychology Today profile.

Patricia Halligan, MD
www.drpatriciahalligan.com
(585) 445-4181
Notes: Telemedicine only.

Lucy Hutner, MD
(917) 410-3026
New York, NY
www.lucyhutnermd.com

Zlatin Ivanov, M.D.
244 E 58th St
New York, NY 10022
(646) 713-0000
zlatinivanovmd@outlook.com
www.psychiatristnyc.com
Notes:  Telemedicine 

Brian Johnson, MD
STE217 600 E. Genesee Street
600 E. Genesee Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
www.upstate.edu/healthcare/providers/doctor.php?docID=johnsonb
(315) 464-3130

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Haran Sivakumar, MD
99 Wall Street, Suite 475
New York, NY 10005
(917) 284-8973
www.harmful-habits.com
Notes: Accepts insurance

* Supportive non-prescriber


North Carolina

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Ilona Csapo, MD
Willow Wellness & Recovery
25 Orange Street
Asheville, NC 28801
www.willowwellnessandrecovery.com
(828) 772-6715
beintouch@willowwellnessandrecovery.com

Veronica Johnson, FNP, PMHNP
Moonflower Medicine and Psychiatry
1293 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
www.moonflowermed.com

Christopher Lord, MD
1808 E 7th St
Charlotte NC 28204
(704) 614-5524
www.celordmd.com

Nadia S. Meyer, MD
7780 Brier Creek Parkway,Suite 306
Raleigh, NC 27617
www.medpsychnc.com
(919) 582-7272

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Natalie Sadler, M.D.
130 Center Ave, 2A
Black Mountain, NC 28711
www.nataliesadlermd.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


North Dakota

C.G. Bronson M.D.
534 Oregon Avenue SE
Huron, SD 57350
www.hrmcphysiciansclinic.org
(605) 291-5001

Note: Telehealth services are available for prolonged benzodiazepine tapering

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Ohio

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Oklahoma

Michael Chase Ledbetter, D.O.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
www.healthcare.ascension.org/doctors/1275976136/michael-c-ledbetter-tulsa-ok?
(918) 748-7585

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Oregon

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Pennsylvania

David Clements, MD
1845 Walnut St Suite 1540 
Philadelphia, PA 19103
512 Kennett Pike Suite 400
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
www.myexecutivehealth.com
(267) 361-1001


Sonya Knight, DO
725 Skippack Pike
Parec Plaza, Suite 130
Blue Bell PA 19422
www.npbtc.com
(215) 591-0700

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Kathryn Trinidad, MD
879 Hospital Rd
Indiana, PA, 15701

* Supportive non-prescriber


Rhode Island

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


South Carolina

Richard L. Bowen, MD
570 Long Point Rd
Suite 150
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 509-1254
drbowen@CharlestonKetamineCenter.com

Patricia Halligan, MD
1121 Park West Blvd, 
Suite B, #91
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
www.drpatriciahalligan.com
(585) 445-4181

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


South Dakota

C.G. Bronson M.D.
534 Oregon Avenue SE
Huron, SD 57350
www.hrmcphysiciansclinic.org
(605) 291-5001

Note: Telehealth services are available for prolonged benzodiazepine tapering

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Tennessee

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Michelle Cochran, MD
Neuroscience & TMS Treatment Centers
5300 Maryland Farms, Suite 103 
Brentwood, TN 37027
(615) 224-9800
www.hopeforyourbrain.com/

A.J. Reid Finlayson, MD
1211 Medical Center Dr.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 322-5000

The Nashville Center for Hope & Healing
2125 Belcourt Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 379-8600
www.healnashville.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Texas

Cheryl Clark-Brown, MD
1033 La Posada Drive Ste 210
Austin, TX
(512) 598-2092
www.clarkbrownmd.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Freedom Integrative Psychiatry 
info@freedomintegrativepsychiatry.com
214-239-0253

Marissa Witt-Doerring, MD
Josef Witt-Doerring, MD
Witt-Doerring Psychiatric Consulting, LLC
www.wittdoerringpsychiatry.com
info@wittdoerringpsychiatry.com
Tele psychiatry

* Supportive non-prescriber


Utah

Thaddeus Jacobs, ND, MSOM, MAOM, LAc, DiplOM
1755 Prospector Avenue, Suite 101
Park City, UT 84060
(435)215-7222

12340 S 450 E
Draper, UT 85117
(801) 748-3888
www.summitintegrative.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Marissa Witt-Doerring, MD
Josef Witt-Doerring, MD
Witt-Doerring Psychiatric Consulting, LLC
www.wittdoerringpsychiatry.com
info@wittdoerringpsychiatry.com
Tele psychiatry

* Supportive non-prescriber

Vermont

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Virginia

Stephen G. Cunningham, MD
260 Grayson Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
www.tpsvb.com/medication-providers
(757) 497-3670

Danielle C. Gange, NP-C
4509 Whitechapel Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA
meridianpsych.net
(757) 460-4655

Mario H. Gomez, M.D.
5918 Harbour Park Dr
Midlothian, VA 23112
www.hmgpsychiatric.com/doctors
(804) 639-0400
hmgpsychiatric@gmail.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Saundra Trouslot MSN, MPH, PMHNP-BC
825 Diligence Drive
Suite 206 and 100-B
Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 310-6900
www.cmpsva.com

David Zimmer, M.D.
8308 Old Courthouse Rd
Vienna, VA 22182
(703) 318-5622

* Supportive non-prescriber


Washington

Bright Heart Health
2960 Camino Diablo, Suite 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
800-892-2695
www.brighthearthealth.com
Notes: Virtual. Accepts many insurances, including Medicaid.

Mark Chalem, M.D.
201 W North River Dr #520
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 381-5196

Christina Demopulos, M.D.
400 ISLAND CORPORATE CENTER
7525 SE 24th Street
Mercer Island, WA 98040
www.centerforanxietyanddepression.com/our-doctors/christina-m-demopulos-md-pllc/
(206) 230-0330

Christiane L. Kubit, M.D.
12607 SE Mill Plain Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98684
(800) 813-2000
www.healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/oregon-washington/clinicians/christiane-kubit-4917180#/map

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


West Virginia

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Wisconsin

Murray Kapell, MD
Madison, WI
(608) 334-2341
www.reworkingpsychiatry.com

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


Wyoming

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Solutions for Life
1841 Madora Ave.
Douglas, Wyoming 82633
www.wysfl.com
(307) 358-2846

Nichole Taylor, PMHNP-BC, APRN
2001 W. Lakeway Rd
D
Gillette, WY 82718
(307) 363-0883

* Supportive non-prescriber


Australia

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Dr. Rob Purssey
7 Marie Street, Milton
Brisbane, Australia 
+61 7 3193-1072
www.brisbaneactcentre.com.au

Reconnexion*
www.reconnexion.org.au

Dr. Hester Wilson 
Sydney Australia 
612 9550 6201

* Supportive non-prescriber


India

Raviteja Innamuri, MD


Canada

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

* Supportive non-prescriber


United Kingdom

Bristol Tranquilliser Project*
Suite 5A Westbury Court
Church Road
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol 
Helpline (0117) 9500020
10am – 3.30pm Monday – Thursday

Melanie Davis, Senior Benzodiazepine Lead Worker*
Mind in Camden
REST, 7-8 Early Mews, Arlington Road 
London NW1 7HG
020 3227 4950
www.mindincamden.org.uk/resources/articles/minor-tranx/
melanie.davis@cgl.org.uk
Notes: this service is for Camden and Islington residents only

Chris Paige, LCSW*
www.chrispaigelcsw.com

Postscript 360*
www.postscript360.org.uk

* Supportive non-prescriber

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