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Telehealth • DC, Maryland & Virginia • Insurance Accepted

Care That Looks Beyond Symptoms

Telepsychiatry for youth (10+), adults, and perinatal patients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia—combining evidence-based psychiatry with personalized, lifestyle-informed care.

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OUR APPROACH

A More Thoughtful Approach to Care

Care is grounded in evidence-based psychiatry while taking a more thoughtful and comprehensive approach to mental health. Rather than focusing on symptoms alone, treatment considers the full context of your life—including lifestyle, stress, and underlying contributors—to create a plan that is both effective and sustainable.

MEET YOUR PROVIDER

Thoughtful care.
Rooted in the whole you.

I’m Monét Ince-Amara, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and the founder of Mendem. I created this practice to offer a different kind of mental health care—one that is collaborative, evidence-based, and centered on you as a whole person.

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I take time to understand your full story—your symptoms, stressors, history, lifestyle, and goals—so we can create a personalized plan that supports meaningful, lasting change.

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WHOLE-PERSON
APPROACH

I look at the full picture—mind, body, lifestyle, stress, relationships, and environment—to better understand what may be impacting your mental health and overall well-being.

INTEGRATIVE &
EVIDENCE-BASED CARE

My approach combines evidence-based psychiatry with lifestyle and integrative strategies to support emotional wellness, nervous system health, and sustainable healing.

COLLABORATIVE
PARTNERSHIP

Mental health care should feel personalized and supportive. Together, we create a treatment plan that aligns with your goals, values, and long-term well-being.

SPECIALIZED AREAS OF CARE

Support for what you're navigating

Care is designed to support individuals experiencing a range of mental health concerns, with a thoughtful, personalized approach.

Anxiety & Emotional Burnout

Support for anxiety, chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, panic symptoms, and nervous system dysregulation using evidence-based and integrative approaches.

Mood Disorders

Care for depression, mood instability, emotional exhaustion, and related concerns with personalized treatment planning focused on long-term wellness and stability.

Eating Disorders & Body Image

Whole-person support for binge eating, restrictive eating patterns, emotional eating, body image concerns, and the emotional factors often connected to disordered eating.

Trauma & PTSD Recovery

Trauma-informed care for individuals impacted by domestic violence, sexual trauma, chronic stress, and PTSD-related symptoms in a safe, supportive environment.

Perinatal & Women’s Mental Health

Support during preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, hormonal transitions, and other stages that uniquely impact women’s emotional wellness.

Integrative & Precision Psychiatry

A personalized approach that may incorporate lifestyle psychiatry, pharmacogenetic testing, and thoughtful medication strategies to support more individualized mental health care.

SPECIALIZED AREAS OF CARE

Support for what you're navigating

Care is designed to support individuals experiencing a range of mental health concerns, with a thoughtful, personalized approach.

Anxiety & Emotional Burnout

Support for anxiety, chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, panic symptoms, and nervous system dysregulation using evidence-based and integrative approaches.

Mood Disorders

Care for depression, mood instability, emotional exhaustion, and related concerns with personalized treatment planning focused on long-term wellness and stability.

Eating Disorders & Body Image

Whole-person support for binge eating, restrictive eating patterns, emotional eating, body image concerns, and the emotional factors often connected to disordered eating.

Trauma & PTSD Recovery

Trauma-informed care for individuals impacted by domestic violence, sexual trauma, chronic stress, and PTSD-related symptoms in a safe, supportive environment.

Perinatal & Women’s Mental Health

Support during preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, hormonal transitions, and other stages that uniquely impact women’s emotional wellness.

Integrative & Precision Psychiatry

A personalized approach that may incorporate lifestyle psychiatry, pharmacogenetic testing, and thoughtful medication strategies to support more individualized mental health care.

Care that goes beyond symptoms. 

Rooted in science. Centered on you.

COVERAGE

Insurance accepted

We work with most major insurance plans so quality mental health care is accessible. Our billing team handles the paperwork so you can focus on what matters.

Don't have insurance? We provide reasonable self-pay rates. Call for details.

Getting Started is Simple

HOW IT WORKS

1

Request an Appointment

Submit a quick request and complete a brief form so we can review your needs and verify your insurance benefits or discuss self-pay options.

2

Complete Your
Intake Forms

Once benefits are verified, you’ll receive access to your secure patient portal to schedule your appointment and complete your intake forms.

3

Begin Care

 

Meet with your provider through a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform and begin a personalized care plan designed to support your mental wellness.

GET STARTED

Start care that looks beyond symptoms

If you’re ready for a more thoughtful, personalized approach to your mental health, the next step is simple.

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