Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatry
Guiding You Toward Better Mental Health
Compassionate, board-certified psychiatric care in a safe and supportive space where your story is heard and your healing matters.
ABOUT Dr. Maxwell
Empowering Your Journey to Success
I came to Medicine and Psychiatry following an career of designing and leading therapeutic wilderness trips for at risk adolescents.
Following medical school, I completed an Internship in Internal Medicine at Moses H Cone Hospital in Greensboro NC, followed by Psychiatry Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital, Boston.
In my free time I enjoy sailing, skiing, writing, and playing piano.
Professional Support
Expert Consultation Services
Diagnostic Evaluation
The initial hour for all new patients is a diagnostic evaluation that aims to clarify the underlying physical and psychological disturbance/s that is the cause of the presenting symptom/s.
The conclusion of this initial meeting consists of the formulation of an initial plan of treatment as well as recommendations for any further evaluation.
Medication Treatment
The judicious and focused use of medications is extremely helpful in both managing symptoms as well as, at times, correcting underlying chemical disruptions that give rise to various mental conditions.
Effective medication management is always based upon an accurate and thorough diagnosis.
Psychotherapy
Many individuals will benefit from the space and time to speak their inner experiences and truths freely without hindrance or judgment.
Therapy meetings may either be 30 or 45 minutes in length, as frequent as two or three times a week, or as infrequent as once a month.
Psychoanalysis
The ‘original’ psychotherapy, as formulated by Sigmund Freud in Vienna and later by Jacques Lacan in Paris; psychoanalysis occurs two to four times per week, with the patient lying on the analytic couch. This treatment is offered when the clinical demands and the desire of the patient call for a radical confrontation with one’s inner thoughts and experiences, creating a space to speak of things never before spoken about.
Diagnostic Evaluation
The initial hour for all new patients is a diagnostic evaluation that aims to clarify the underlying physical and psychological disturbance/s that is the cause of the presenting symptom/s.
The conclusion of this initial meeting consists of the formulation of an initial plan of treatment as well as recommendations for any further evaluation.
Medication Treatment
The judicious and focused use of medications is extremely helpful in both managing symptoms as well as, at times, correcting underlying chemical disruptions that give rise to various mental conditions.
Effective medication management is always based upon an accurate and thorough diagnosis.
Psychotherapy
Many individuals will benefit from the space and time to speak their inner experiences and truths freely without hindrance or judgment.
Therapy meetings may either be 30 or 45 minutes in length, as frequent as two or three times a week, or as infrequent as once a month.
Psychoanalysis
The ‘original’ psychotherapy, as formulated by Sigmund Freud in Vienna and later by Jacques Lacan in Paris; psychoanalysis occurs two to four times per week, with the patient lying on the analytic couch. This treatment is offered when the clinical demands and the desire of the patient call for a radical confrontation with one’s inner thoughts and experiences, creating a space to speak of things never before spoken about.
Specialties & Treatment Areas
ADHD
Depression
Panic Disorders
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Bipolar Disorder
Anxiety Disorders
Insonmia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Specialties & Treatment Areas
ADHD
Depression
Panic Disorders
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Bipolar Disorder
Anxiety Disorders
Insonmia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Academic & Clinical Credentials
Education, Training, and Experience
Dominic Maxwell, MD, brings extensive education, advanced clinical training, and years of experience providing thoughtful, evidence-based psychological care.
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Psychiatry
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Education & Training
MD – Michigan State University
Residency – Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship – Boston Children’s Hospital
Professional Memberships
Awards & Publications
NIMH Fellowship in Developmental Disabilities 2000-01
Psychodynamic Writing Award
Massachusetts General Hospital 1999
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Clients Say
GET IN TOUCH
Get In Touch
Connect with Dr. Maxwell for compassionate, personalized psychiatric care tailored to both children and adults—supporting mental wellness at every stage of life.
(202) 906-9839
dmaxwellmd@gmail.com
1679 Massachusetts Ave, Second Floor, Cambridge MA 02138
“By the end of the first meeting I will be able to tell you what I think is wrong and how we’re going to fix it”
– Dr. Maxwell