About Gaba Telepsychiatry
See a psychiatrist online & receive quality care!
Contact +1(833)312-4222 for assistance.
Our Mission
Now you can see your US qualified licensed & licensed Psychiatrist from anywhere in the world via Gaba Tele-psychiatry’s encrypted video platform.
All affiliated practitioners are US licensed, trained, and insured psychiatrists , who are screened, verified, and are known to follow US psychiatry guidelines and standards of care.
Gaba Tele-psychiatry’s goal is to provide the highest quality care to patients, who otherwise would not be able to access care from the provider of their choice either because of geographic location or scheduling difficulty.
How are we different
Gaba Tele-psychiatry provides services through a HIPAA compliant video platform, as if you were in the office. We do not treat patients via phone or text message.
Gaba Tele-psychiatry follows the same practices, guidelines as an in office visit, achieving the same results and safety standards. We are not a ‘text your therapist,’ or ‘therapy on demand app.
Gaba Tele-psychiatry’s peer network offers peer guidance and supervision, and we offer comprehensive services with medication management , psychotherapy modalities, as well as screening for medical causes of illness.
Why Gaba Telepsychiatry?
- Dedicated providers
- US trained licensed & insured psychiatrists
- Follow APA guidelines and standards of care
- Medication management combined with psychotherapy
- Multiple psychotherapy modalities
- Peer supervision network ensure safety and high standards
- Screening for medical causes of psychiatric illness
- Endocrine & Nutritional evaluation
- Safe Hipaa Compliant video platform
- Online scheduling available
- Patient data stored in secure encrypted cloud based EHR
- Prescriptions and lab send directly to your pharmacy
- Medications mailed to your location
- Your dedicated staff member to assist you through the process
- No rescheduling charges
- We make it easy
Our Psychiatric Services
Our Forensic Services
Family Law
Parental Alienation
Child Protective Services
Child Custody Evaluation
Civil Practice Law
PTSD
Civil Law Defense
Psychological Damage
Criminal Defense
Malingering
Insanity Defense
Fitness For Trial
Estate Law
Guardianship
Undue Influence
Testamentary Capacity
Medical Malpractice
Records Review
Standards of Care
Malpractice Defense
Risk Assessment
SORA RAI
Violence Risk
Fitness For Discharge
Our Psychiatrists
Board Certified Psychiatrist with Multiple State Licenses MBBS (MD)
Dr. Valeria Serban is a board-certified neuropsychiatrist with 20 years of professional experience and a keen passion for treating mental health illnesses using modalities such as therapy and medication management. She’s an expert in diagnosing and treating most mental health conditions with extensive experience with conditions such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, dementia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), mood disorder, panic disorder, postpartum depression, and psychosis, among others.
Dr. Serban has worked extensively in general adult psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. She treats psychiatric illnesses associated with neurological conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, concussion, stroke, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, and other neurological conditions.
Dr. Serban has a kind and compassionate approach to patient care. She utilizes a combination of medication management and psychotherapy to help treat various types of psychiatric illness and age-related cognitive decline.
Dr. Serban is well-known for her warm and friendly personality and provides patients with a safe and comfortable environment for easy recovery and symptom management. She constantly researches different treatment options and works with her patients and their families to find the one that best suits their requirements.
Dr. Serban is multilingual and speaks fluently in six languages: English, Romanian, Italian, French, Spanish, and German.
Medical School
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania
Neurology Residency Training
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania
Master of Philosophy (M.Ph.) – Neuroscience
NYS Institute for Basic Research, New York
Internal Medicine Residency
Temple University Hospital, Pennsylvania
Neurology Residency
Temple University Hospital, Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Neuroscience
NYS Institute for Basic Research, City University of New York – Graduate Center
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Electromyography – American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)
Neuromuscular Medicine – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Recertification – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Board Certified Psychiatrist in New York & New Jersey (MD)
Dr. Tony Isaac is an experienced double Board Certified Psychiatrist with a keen interest in evaluating and treating mental health illnesses such as insomnia, panic attacks, depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Dr. Issac specializes in addiction recovery treatments and medication management and uses a combination of psychotherapy and sensitive medication titration to help his patients achieve a collaborative treatment plan. Using both medication and non-medication techniques, Dr. Issac focuses on recovery and healing, thereby improving the overall mental health of his patients and helping them live a fuller and happier life.
Dr. Issac is popular among his patients for being very kind, respectful, empathetic, articulate, patient, and always willing to listen. He conducts suicide assessments and acute stabilization, which includes working with the family and employer to provide the required care and support.
Medical School
St. George’s University: School of Medicine
Psychiatry Residency Training
Richmond University Medical Center: affiliate of Mount Sinai Health Network
Bachelors of Science (B.S.) in Psychobiology
Binghamton University – State University of New York
Board Certification
American Board of Preventative Medicine – Addiction Medicine, Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology – Psychiatry, Board Certification
Board Certified Psychiatrist with Multiple State Licenses MBBS (MD)
Dr. Gundu Reddy is a Board Certified Psychiatrist with over fifteen years of experience practicing clinical psychiatry experience. She also has ten years of experience practicing forensic psychiatry. Dr. Reddy has trained in medication management, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Dr. Reddy is interested in integrative psychiatry and believes multiple factors should be considered when evaluating and treating a patient. This, as per Dr. Reddy at includes genetic and developmental factors, medical illness, nutrition, hormones, and environmental and dynamic factors.
Dr. Reddy believes that it is extremely critical to understand psychodynamic conflict and the causes of symptoms while prescribing medication, family, or relationship therapy, understanding psychodynamic conflict and causes of symptoms as will help enhance the quality of care. Apart from psychodynamic training Dr Reddy also has a background in integrative psychiatry and treatment resistance.
Medical School
The United Medical Dental Schools of Guys Kings and St Thomas’ at King’s College London
Psychiatry Residency Training
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training
NYU Psychoanalytic Institute
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry Neurology
Schedule an Appointment with one of our Online Psychiatrists
Clinical Services: California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee
Forensic Psychiatry Services: All of the US and Canada
How much does it cost to see an online psychiatrist at Gaba Telepsychiatry?
Your first online appointment with one of our psychiatrists will cost $400. The follow-up appointments will be $250. If you have out-of-network benefits, we can submit claims on your behalf.
Your Gaba Telepsychiatry Visit
A GABA tele-psychiatry staff member will be assigned to you to help you fill in the online questionnaire and liaise with your primary care doctor.
STEP 1 - Your Intake
You will fill in our online intake forms. If you’re having difficulty filling in our questionnaire online, you may ask to be connected to a staff member either by phone or via our secure tele platform and he or she will help you fill in your paperwork. We will connect you to Gaba Tele-psychiatry’s video platform.
YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS
We will collect your medical records from your primary care provider. If you do not have a primary care provider, we will help you connect to a local provider or urgent care franchise, (if you are traveling) which will accept your insurance.
YOUR DEDICATED LIAISON
A Gaba Tele-psychiatry dedicated staff member will help you navigate the process of scheduling, filling in of intake forms, payment, obtaining prescriptions, bloodworms & medical records.
You will see the Psychiatrist for a comprehensive evaluation.
STEP 2 - Psychiatric History & Evaluation
You will see a psychiatrist via a Gaba tele-psychiatry platform for your evaluation. To get the most out of your visit, try to make sure you are in a private room without any background noise, an adequate speed internet connection and a backup phone should there be any interruption to your internet service.
YOU WILL SEE THE PSYCHIATRIST
The psychiatrist will ask about your current and past symptoms, including your family, developmental, occupational, relationship history, psychiatric & medical history as well as your personality style and coping strategies.
YOUR TREATMENT PLAN
Your medical and psychiatric symptoms, history, responses to medications psychotherapy and other treatment will be used to formulate a treatment plan.
Your Medical/ Nutrition Evaluation
Medical evaluation will include nutrition and hormonal factors affecting mood as well as screening for underlying medial problems causing mood disturbance.
Step 3 - Medical Evaluation
Gaba Telepsychiatry has a policy to screen possible medical causes of psychiatric illness. This includes:
- lab work for thyroid function,
- sex hormones including estrogen,
- progesterone and testosterone levels,
- heavy metal toxicity including lead,
- and mercury levels.
We also screen anemia, vitamin D, vitamin B12 & iodine deficiency.
We also screen for symptoms of sleep apnea, insomnia, diabetes and other factors which may be exacerbating psychiatric symptoms.
We will send a prescription to your local quest diagnostics where you can go for blood works. Otherwise you can see your primary care provider for blood work. We will follow up on your medical records.
If you are traveling we can help and connect you to a local urgent care center of primary care doctor in your area.
Step 4 - Nutrition Evaluation
There will be an optional nutritional evaluation where you will be asked to keep a food diary.
Gaba Tele-psychiatry does not prescribe expensive supplements. Most patients rarely need to take anything more than omega 3, multivitamins, which can either be bought over the counter at your local pharmacy or may be covered by your insurance.
We may prescribe extra supplements if there is a specific deficiency e.g. iron or folate, vitamin D or thiamine- depending on the deficiency. We also monitor correct control of diabetes, factors in your diet which may be causing fluctuations in blood sugar and factors affecting your mood and anxiety levels. This is all part of the initial evaluation.
Your Treatment Plan
Your Treatment plan may consist of the following features
- Screening for causes of symptoms
- Education and information
- Treating medical/ nutritional endocrine causes of symptoms e.g. sleep apnea
- Lifestyle changes e.g. exercise, diet, sleep hygiene
- Choosing the correct therapy modality if desired / recommended
- Selecting the correct medication regime if required
- Careful monitoring and titration