Dr. Lisa Harding Verified Provider

Dr. Lisa Harding, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist in Milford, Connecticut, specializing in depression, mood disorders and treatment resistant depression.

She offers psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and advanced interventional psychiatry services for adults living with depression, anxiety, ADHD and bipolar disorder.

Dr. Harding combines clinical innovation with compassionate, culturally responsive care, with bilingual English and Spanish services available to support diverse patients across Connecticut.

Specialist Care for Treatment Resistant Depression

Dr. Harding leads the Mood Institute and Depression MD, with a focused practice on patients who have not improved with standard antidepressants.

Trained at Yale School of Medicine as chief resident of Interventional Psychiatry Services, she brings extensive procedural experience to complex mood disorder care.

Her interventional offerings include Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS/rTMS), Intranasal Esketamine (Spravato), IV ketamine and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).

Treatment plans are individualized, evidence based and designed to address root causes when first-line approaches fall short.

Bilingual, Culturally Responsive Psychiatry

Dr. Harding provides bilingual English and Spanish psychiatric care with an emphasis on culturally appropriate treatment for diverse and historically underserved communities.

She integrates mindfulness, solution-focused therapy and thoughtful medication management to support whole-person mental health.

Access, Insurance and Getting Started

Dr. Harding sees adults in person at her Milford office on Wheelers Farms Road, with an additional Southport location and secure telehealth available across Connecticut.

She is Yale-trained, board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and recognized for leadership in interventional psychiatry and clinical research.

Her practice accepts a wide range of insurance plans, including Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, Medicaid and out-of-network options.