All ages
Medication Management
Thoughtful prescribing with time to explain options, side effects, and what to expect — never a five-minute refill visit.
Care that meets you where you are.
Psychiatric care for every age — medication management and therapy, by telehealth for clients in Maryland. In-person visits are coming soon in Carroll County.
FormatMaryland telehealth
Who we seeAll ages
In personComing soon to Carroll County
Secure video visits
From the first years through later life.
Maryland telehealth
Private, HIPAA-conscious video for clients across Maryland.
Every age welcome
Children, teens, adults, and older adults — medication and therapy under one practice.
Coming soon to Carroll County
In-person visits are coming soon to Carroll County, Maryland.
Offerings
Support that grows with you.
Medication management and therapy — available now by video, for every season of life.
Children, teens, and adults
Therapy
Talk therapy alongside psychiatric care — a place to be heard, not only assessed.
Ages 6–17
Child & Adolescent Care
Psychiatric evaluation, medication, and therapy for children and teens, with parents as partners.
Children, teens, and adults
ADHD Evaluation & Treatment
Clear evaluation and ongoing care for attention, impulsivity, and the load of trying to keep up.
All ages
Mood, Anxiety & Depression
Steady care for anxiety, depression, bipolar spectrum, OCD, and the days that feel too heavy.
Adolescents and adults
Women’s Mental Health
Care through pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and the hormonal chapters that change mood and sleep.
Providers
Meet the clinicians.
Kristy Johal, PMHNP-BC, is seeing clients now. A second seat is open for someone joining the team.
Kristy Johal
PMHNP-BC
Board-certified PMHNP providing medication management and therapy for children, teens, and adults.
JOIN MY TEAM
Join my team
Open seat
One provider seat is open. Email Kristy for more information about joining the practice.
All ages
One practice. Four seasons of life.
You should not have to start over every time someone in the family needs care.
Ages 4–12
Children
Psychiatric evaluation, medication, and therapy for worry, mood, attention, and big feelings — with parents involved.
Ages 13–17
Teens
A private, respectful space for identity, school, mood, ADHD, and family tension.
Ages 18–64
Adults
Care that can hold work, parenting, hormones, and the long middle of a diagnosis.
Ages 65+
Older adults
Unhurried psychiatric visits for mood, sleep, health change, and staying connected.
How a visit works
Simple on purpose.
01
Reach out
Request a visit online or call. Tell us who the care is for — you, a child, a partner, a parent.
02
We match you
Within one business day we confirm a time and send a private video link for your first session.
03
Meet on video
From home, a parked car, a lunch break. Fifty minutes that belong entirely to you.
04
Continue at your pace
Weekly, biweekly, or as needed. In-person rooms in Carroll County will open for those who want them.
In-person coming soon · Carroll County, Maryland
Rooms are being prepared. Care does not have to wait.
Until the Carroll County doors open, every appointment is telehealth for Maryland clients — the same clinicians, the same hour, from wherever you are in the state.
Questions
A few things people ask first.
Who do you see?
Children, teens, adults, and older adults who are in Maryland at the time of the visit. Parents or guardians join child and teen care.
Do you prescribe medication?
Yes. Medication management is part of the practice, with time to review options, monitoring, and whether medication is needed at all. Prescribing follows a real evaluation — not a refill-only visit.
Is therapy available too?
Yes. Therapy can sit alongside medication management, with the same practice, so the plan does not split across two waiting rooms.
Where do you see clients?
By secure video anywhere in Maryland. In-person visits are coming soon in Carroll County. Current clients will hear first when rooms open.
Is this telehealth only?
For now, yes. Telehealth is the way every Maryland client is seen until the Carroll County office opens.
How do I start?
Book on Headway with Kristy Johal, or call 443-300-7106. Currently accepted: Aetna, CareFirst, Cigna, Curative, Carelon, Ascension SmartHealth, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, and Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey.
What if this is an emergency?
Golden Era is not a crisis service and does not provide 24-hour coverage. Call 911, go to the nearest emergency department, or call or text 988.