- Please call (617-682-9515) or email (drmatthersh@gmail.com). Please be advised that email communications are not guaranteed secure.
- Dr. Hersh will make every effort to contact you by phone within 3-4 business days.
- At the time of the initial phone call or at another designated time, a brief phone intake (approx. 15 minutes) will be conducted to gather basic information as well as to determine optimal match of therapeutic needs with services provided.
- At the end of the phone intake, Dr. Hersh can help determine whether an initial in-person evaluation would be scheduled or an appropriate referral would be provided for another type of therapy or therapist.
- An in-person evaluation is then conducted (1 hr for young adult/adult; 2 hrs for children/teens involving a parent as well) through a semi-structured interview and completion of a brief set of questionnaires. Please note that the evaluations for children/teens may take place in one 2-hr session or spread across two sessions over the course of two weeks, depending on Dr. Hersh’s availability. Please note that, at times, it may take another session or two for Dr. Hersh to form an appropriate diagnostic impression or have enough information to determine optimal therapeutic match.
- Please bring to the initial evaluation:
- Completed Background Form (that will be emailed or mailed prior to evaluation appointment)
- Other forms that may be requested (that will also be emailed or mailed prior to the evaluation appointment)
- If applicable, copies of reports from educational, neuropsychological, or personality assessments
- If applicable, contact information (name, phone number, address) for other important providers/supports in the child’s or adult’s life (e.g., teacher, guidance counselor, primary care physician, psychiatrist, other therapist, etc.)
