Shrina Desai Verified Provider
Psychiatrist
About Me
Shrina Desai, MD is a psychiatrist in Midlothian, Virginia offering psychiatric care across the full lifespan from young children through older adults.
She addresses a wide range of conditions including anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCDÂ and more, using a blend of medication management and therapeutic approaches.
Dr. Desai’s practice provides a broad, integrated toolkit designed to meet clients wherever they are on their mental health journey.
Whole-Lifespan Psychiatric Care
Dr. Desai’s core focus is delivering individualized psychiatric services to clients of all ages, making her a strong option for families seeking consistent, long-term care across developmental stages.
Her specialty includes addressing common presentations like anxiety and ADHD to higher-acuity conditions such as psychosis, bipolar disorder and trauma-related disorders.
Treatment draws on both medication management and structured psychotherapeutic modalities, including CBT, DBT, ACT and EMDR.
For younger clients, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is also as part of her approach, supporting early intervention and family-centered care.
Specialized Support for Complex Conditions
Dr. Desai also addresses more specialized concerns including OCD using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), perinatal and postpartum mental health and substance use.
This range positions her well for clients managing layered or complex presentations alongside more common mental health needs.
Getting Started with Dr. Desai
Dr. Desai sees clients in person and via telehealth at her Midlothian, Virginia location through LifeStance Health.
Payment Options
Insurance Options
- Aetna
- Behavioral Health Systems
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- Other
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
Orientation & Focus
Ages Treated
Specialties
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Life Transitions
- Medication Management
- Obsessive Compulsive (OCD)
- Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- Sleep and Insomnia
- Substance Abuse
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Options
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Faith Based
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
