Lowcountry Psychiatric Associates - General Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
—OUR  PRACTICE—

Areas of Expertise
  • Depression
  • Anxiety/Fears
  • Addiction/Substance Abuse
  • ADHD
  • OCD
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychosis
  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Divorce
  • Loss or Grief
  • Career/Financial Stress
  • Relationship Issues
  • Marital Problems
  • Sexual Problems
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Forensic Issues
  • Insomnia/Tiredness
  • Memory/Concentration
  • Psychotherapy/Pharmacotherapy







Joseph W. Walters, III, M.D.                                                  Richard C. Ford, M.D.

   





        
Both Drs. Walters and Ford completed their Doctorate of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. 

Dr. Walters completed his residency in general psychiatry at M.U.S.C. and has been in private practice on Hilton Head Island since 2006.  He is an associate physician at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Ford completed his residency in general psychiatry at the University of Florida and completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the University of California-Davis.





Catherine L. Scott, Ed.D, LPC

Dr. Scott has a master’s degree from Clemson University and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Sarasota. She completed her dissertation on the aftereffects of child sexual abuse and is recognized as an expert in this area. She has served as an expert witness in South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Dr. Scott has over 25 years of experience in Individual, Family, Groups, and Marital counseling.   She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Biofeedback, Hypnosis, Reality Therapy, and Play Therapy.   Dr. Scott has experience in working with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit disorder, and adjustment disorders.   She has also provided social skills training for Asperger’s clients.  

** Dr. Scott is in network with most major insurance panels.

Our primary office location is located in Bluffton, just five miles from Hilton Head Island.  This location is conveniently accessible to the surrounding Lowcountry communities including Beaufort, Hardeeville, Ridgeland, and Savannah, GA.

We also have a satellite office located at Shelter Cove, on Hilton Head Island.



About Us

Dr. Joseph W. Walters and Dr. Richard C. Ford are licensed medical physicians (MD) practicing general psychiatry.  The scope of their practice includes but is not limited to a broad range of anxiety, mood, substance use, psychotic, family/relationship, and geriatric/memory disorders.  Treatment approaches are case-dependent, but can include medication management, psychotherapy, or a combination thereof.

Dr. Catherine Scott joined our practice in early 2010 upon her move from the upstate.  Her interest is in psychotherapy (talk therapy), to include individual and group therapy.  She collaborates with both physicians, allowing comprehensive mental health care.  Dr. Scott is on most major insurance panels.

The Bluffton location is easily accessible to many Lowcountry communities including Bluffton, Hardeeville, Ridgeland, and Beaufort, S.C.  It is also convenient to Sun City and Savannah, Ga.

The Hilton Head location at Shelter Cove provides closer access to our patients who live on Hilton Head Island.

Our providers are pleased to have a psychiatric practice that will allow us to care for our patients in the Lowcountry for many years to come.




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