Our Services

Pre-Menstrual & Menstrual

Pre-Conception

Reproductive loss

Infertility

Pregnancy

Postpartum

Perimenopause & Menopause

Paternal or Partners Mental Health

Pre-Menstrual & Menstrual Pre-Conception Reproductive loss Infertility Pregnancy Postpartum Perimenopause & Menopause Paternal or Partners Mental Health

Our treatment philosophy combines holistic and lifestyle interventions, psychodynamic and interpersonal psychotherapy, along with evidence-informed medicine. I believe that psychiatric care goes beyond medication; your overall wellness and optimizing your life experience are at the heart of my approach.

Our Specialized Services

Menstrual related mood disorders

  • Managing conditions that occur in relation to menses: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Premenstrual Syndrome, premenstrual exacerbation of underlying illness

Pre-Conception

  • Optimizing mental health and tailoring of medication regimens for future pregnancy

  • Discussing risks of treatment versus risks of untreated illness

Infertility

  • Optimizing mental health through all stages of fertility care, including managing grief, loss, and stress

  • Developing tailored psychiatric treatment plans before, during, and after fertility treatment

  • Discussing impact of hormone changes with fertility treatments & mood

Pregnancy Loss

  • Providing compassionate psychiatric care for individuals coping with pregnancy loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth, and termination for medical reasons

  • Addressing grief, trauma, and emotional recovery with sensitivity and clinical expertise

Pregnancy

  • Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety disorders, Perinatal OCD, and Perinatal Trauma

  • Thorough discussion of risks versus benefits of medications and weighing that against the risks of untreated illness

  • Adjustment of medication based on clinical indication and metabolism changes through pregnancy

Postpartum & Breastfeeding

  • Evaluation & treatment of Baby Blues, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum OCD, Birth Trauma, Postpartum Psychosis

  • Evaluating and managing Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex and Weaning-associated mood & anxiety disorders o Perimenopause

Perimenopause 

  • Mood and Anxiety Disorders presenting in context of perimenopause

  • Exacerbation of pre-existing conditions secondary to perimenopause

  • Discussing role of HRT consultation

Non-binary, Gender queer, or Transgender Individuals

  • Addressing mental health aspects of hormone therapy and menses

  • Preconception planning, acknowledging potential perinatal body dysmorphia

  • Treatment Mood & Anxiety Disorders in context of pregnancy and postpartum

Paternal or Partners Mental Health 

  • Partners also have an elevated risk of postpartum mental health challenges and experience hormonal change in the postpartum window

  • Postpartum Trauma

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • Mood & Anxiety Disorders

Co-occurring and Adjacent Conditions

Managing psychiatric illness for those who also have the following comorbid conditions:

  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Endometriosis

  • Medication Induced Menopausal Syndromes (hormone therapy for breast cancer, chemotherapy, leuprolide, tamoxifen)

  • Medical Menopause from preventative or therapeutic oophorectomy, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

  • Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome 

Cultural Psychiatry with a focus on South Asian Mental Health

  • Providing culturally responsive psychiatric care, with attention to identity stabilization, navigating stigma associated with seeking treatment & taking medication, and intergenerational dynamics

Telehealth

Telehealth services are available to patients living in the state of Illinois and patients must be physically located in Illinois during their visit time.

In Office Visit

We have a physical office in Downers Grove, Illinois, where I see patients by appointment only on Fridays and serve the Chicago area and surrounding suburbs.

Frequently Asked Questions

    • Our first appointment is for hearing your story, completing a full diagnostic assessment, and understanding your goals of treatment. We will introduce treatment planning and lay out our follow-up plan. We will also discuss standard practice policies and you will have the opportunity to ask questions. If indicated, outside referrals will be provided.

    • For second opinion consults, we will have a longer one-time visit with coordination of care to be completed with your outside provider following the appointment or recommendations will be given directly to you to communicate with your outside provider. It is certainly possible to move forward as a patient after a second opinion consult should we decide on that together.

    • If you have a telehealth appointment booked, you will receive a link 1 hour prior to the visit.

    • I am an in-network provider for Blue Cross Blue Shield/Anthem PPO plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice PPO plans.

    • I also see patients who are out of network or without insurance and would be self-pay. Cost of services is outlined in our Insurance & Fees section.

    • I am not enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid programs.

      • I cannot see patients on Medicaid and prescriptions I write would not be covered by Medicaid.

      • I do not accept new patients on Medicare due to the above, and you are encouraged to seek in-network care with Medicare.

      • However, if you are a pre-existing patient of mine who is transitioning to Medicare, you can pay a self-pay rate for services rendered, and will have to sign a specific contract for this acknowledging that Medicare will not allow reimbursement of these costs. Typically this would be offered during a transition period while you seek in-network care with Medicare.

    • For patients who are out of network with private insurance, after your appointment is charged, you will be provided with a superbill that you can submit to your insurance for possible out-of-network reimbursements.

    • I believe continuity of care is paramount to helping you achieve your mental health goals and achieve or maintain stability.

    • Follow-up appointments will be scheduled as recommended on an individual basis, with a quarterly minimum standard appointment spacing. More information on this can be read in our office policies section of this site.

  • No, at this time only patients who are located in Illinois during their visits can be seen via telehealth as Dr. Dhand is Licensed in Illinois.

    • Virtual Visits – Services are conducted via Alaire Psychiatry’s telehealth platform on zoom, you will receive the link 1 hour before your scheduled appointment.

    • In-Person visits are by appointment confirmation only, on Fridays, at the following address which is located inside TRE MEDICAL’s office: 3825 Highland Ave Tower 1 Suite 3K Downers Grove, IL 60515

  • Hormones affect all aspects of our health and well-being. Reproductive psychiatrists are trained to recognize the unique psychological challenges and hormonal influences that can affect mental health during menstruation, infertility & loss, pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause.

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