Medication Management Therapists in Rochester, NY

Medication is a powerful tool when used correctly. Drawing on my extensive medical background, I provide 'audit-proof' and highly precise medication management, ensuring your treatment is safe, effective, and tailored to your unique physiology.

I have over 14 years of experience working with people who require medication management.

Finding the right medication can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. Our providers take the time to understand your story, your symptoms, and your goals. Together, we’ll explore options, make thoughtful adjustments, and check in regularly to be sure your treatment truly supports you. At Balance, medication management is about more than prescriptions—it’s about helping you feel better, with care that’s steady, supportive, and designed around you.

As a board-certified psychiatrist, I provide expert psychiatric medication management with a thoughtful, personalized approach. I take time to understand your unique biology, history, and goals, prescribing conservatively and adjusting carefully to find the most effective treatment with minimal side effects. My medication management services are integrated with therapeutic support to ensure comprehensive care that addresses your whole person, not just symptoms.

This component help individuals understand their treatment, enhance adherence, and develop coping strategies to optimize mental health and overall well-being.

Rochester's identity has been shaped by the legacy of companies like Kodak and Xerox — their rise defining the city's mid-20th-century prosperity and their decline leaving a post-industrial community grappling with poverty, population loss, and the psychological challenges of navigating a city in long-term contraction. The University of Rochester Medical Center provides a major institutional mental health anchor — including one of the country's leading psychiatry departments — alongside a private therapy community concentrated in Brighton, Pittsford, and the Park Avenue neighborhood. Rochester's large Black and Latino communities, concentrated in the city's urban core, experience significant mental health inequities, and culturally affirming therapists are an important but undersupplied part of the local landscape. Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester contribute academic energy to a city that holds significant intellectual capital despite its economic challenges.

Gender ID

	67%	Female
	33%	Male

Session Type

	80%	In Person and Online
	20%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

80%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
60%	Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
50%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
50%	Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
40%	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
40%	Behavioral Therapy
40%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
70%	Young Adult
50%	Senior
40%	Teen
20%	Children

Client Focus

40%	Black / African American
40%	Women
30%	Hispanic / Latino
30%	LGBTQ+
20%	Asian

Medication Management therapists in Rochester, New York NY

Enma Cordero Rodriguez

Dr. Christina Gerdes

Balance Psychiatric Services

Michael Nakhla

Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP

Medication Management therapists in Rochester, New York Statistics

Average years in practice

Average cost per session

Accept insurance

Offer sliding scale