Psychiatrist Serving Newington, CT

Newington is the kind of town where families put down roots — good schools, established neighborhoods, a community that holds together. But families carry things too. Kids struggling with ADHD who are falling behind even though they're clearly smart. Teenagers whose anxiety is getting in the way of the life they should be living. Adults who've been white-knuckling depression for long enough that it's starting to affect their work, their relationships, their sleep. Sindhia Shyras, APRN is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with nine years of experience, and she serves Newington residents via telehealth and in person at her New Britain office — just a few minutes away at 1 Liberty Sq, Ste 301. She's accepting new patients now.

ADHD and Anxiety — Two Conditions That Often Travel Together

A lot of Newington families come in thinking it's one thing and find out it's two. ADHD and anxiety are genuinely different conditions — but they overlap in ways that can be hard to sort out without a proper evaluation. ADHD makes it hard to focus and follow through. Anxiety makes it hard to start. Both can make school miserable and homework a nightly standoff. And adults have their own version of this: the executive function problems that look like laziness from the outside, the racing mind that won't let you sleep, the constant undercurrent of dread that you've learned to call normal. Sindhia's evaluation is the thing that untangles it. She's not guessing based on a short intake. She's building a real picture before she recommends anything.

What Getting Started Looks Like for Newington Families

The first appointment is a full psychiatric evaluation — about an hour. Sindhia asks about symptoms, history, what's been tried, what a typical day looks like, what's changed and when. For children and adolescents, parents may be involved in part of that conversation — but Sindhia is also talking with the patient directly, not just the people describing them. From the evaluation comes a care plan: medication management, supportive therapy, or both. You'll have a follow-up appointment already scheduled. No disappearing between visits, no wondering what happens next. She accepts Aetna, Cigna, Husky Health, Medicaid, United Healthcare, Anthem, ConnectiCare, and self-pay — and she speaks English, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu for families who need that.

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