Mid-Shore · Caroline County
Telehealth therapy and psychiatry for Caroline County, MD
Caroline County’s farm towns, from Denton and Ridgely to Federalsburg and Preston, are a long way from our offices. Telehealth lets you start therapy or psychiatric care with us from home.
How you’ll meet with us
Anywhere in Maryland
The usual choice from Caroline County
10411 Motor City Drive, Suite 615, Bethesda, MD 20817
About 81 miles from Denton
Bethesda office details
- Monday – Friday
- 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Saturday
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Starting care from Caroline County
Your provider meets you by secure video at a time that suits you, including weekday evenings until 9 pm and Saturdays until 3 pm.
Our Bethesda office is about 81 miles from Denton by MD 404, US 50 and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, close to two hours without traffic. Few people make that drive weekly, and you don’t need to.
Care for Caroline County families
Caroline County has roughly one mental health clinician for every 1,460 residents, compared with about 273 statewide (County Health Rankings 2025). It is a federally designated shortage area for low-income residents, and families often travel to Easton or Cambridge for hospital care.
Our Bethesda office is about 78–98 miles (107–135 minutes in light traffic) from Denton and nearby towns, so most Caroline County families see us by telehealth. Therapy and psychiatric visits, including evaluations, can happen from home.
Services available by telehealth
All three core services start with a phone call.
Early childhood services and local needs
In Caroline County, the Infants & Toddlers Program (birth to 3) and Child Find (age 3 and up) share one intake line: 410-479-3246.
In Caroline County, about 1,461 residents share each mental health clinician, compared with about 273 statewide (County Health Rankings 2025). In 2022, 39.7% of Caroline County high school students said they had felt sad or hopeless for two weeks or more in the past year (Maryland YRBS).
Questions from Caroline County
My toddler isn’t talking yet. Where do we start in Caroline County?
Call 410-479-3246. In Caroline County, the same line handles the Infants & Toddlers Program (birth to 3) and Child Find (age 3 and up). You can also refer a child under 3 online at referral.mditp.org. Both are free.
Does a Child Find evaluation diagnose autism?
No. Child Find decides whether your child qualifies for school services. A medical autism diagnosis comes from a clinical evaluation. Some insurance plans, including TRICARE’s autism program, require one. Blue Sails offers autism evaluations.
Do we have to drive to an office from Caroline County?
Not usually. Our Bethesda office is the closest, about 78–98 miles (107–135 minutes in light traffic). Therapy and psychiatric visits, including evaluations, can be done by telehealth.
Where can a veteran in Caroline County get mental health care?
There’s no VA clinic in Caroline County. Nearest is the Cambridge VA Clinic, 830 Chesapeake Dr, Cambridge. Blue Sails offers therapy and psychiatric care for veterans and military families. If you get your care through VA, ask your VA care team what options you have, and call us to talk through yours.
Where do we turn in a crisis in Caroline County?
For a life-threatening emergency, call 911. For a mental health or substance use crisis, call or text 988 day or night; it links you with crisis services near you. Veterans and service members can press 1.
What kinds of care can Caroline County families get from Blue Sails?
Therapy for children, teens, adults and couples, including trauma-focused care such as EMDR; psychiatric medication management for children and adults; autism evaluations and an autism early intervention day program for ages 2 to 6 (ask about availability). We also care for veterans and military families, and Blue Sails accepts TRICARE.
Caroline County resources
For reference only. These organizations are not affiliated with Blue Sails.
- In an emergency, call 911. The nearest emergency departments include UM Shore Medical Center at Easton and UM Shore Medical Center at Cambridge.
- For a mental health or substance use crisis, call or text 988. It connects to Caroline County’s mobile crisis provider.
- Infants & Toddlers Program and Child Find: 410-479-3246.
- Veterans: There’s no VA clinic in Caroline County. Nearest is the Cambridge VA Clinic, 830 Chesapeake Dr, Cambridge.
- Dial 211 to reach 211 Maryland for food, housing and other local services.
Insurance and costs
Many plans cover our care: we accept Aetna, Anthem, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare, and autism services accept Maryland Medicaid and TRICARE. Sliding-scale fees are available.
Hours and contact
- Monday – Friday
- 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Saturday
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Evening and Saturday appointments available.
Start care from Caroline County.
Call or request an appointment, and we’ll match you with a provider for video sessions.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For crisis support, call or text 988.