For most psychiatrist profiles the best primary category is Psychiatrist — use it when: a licensed psychiatrist sees patients. Health categories describe who is licensed to treat patients at this location, so match them to the clinicians on site rather than to every treatment on your website.
Open the free tool for a psychiatrist → tick what you really offer and get a copy-ready setup sheet
Primary category
- Psychiatrist — A licensed psychiatrist sees patients
Secondary (additional) categories
Add one only if the condition is genuinely true at this location. Fewer, accurate categories beat a full list of nine.
- Mental health service — only if: therapy by other licensed clinicians who else uses it
- Child psychiatrist — only if: child & adolescent psychiatry
Categories to avoid
These are often added to psychiatrist profiles but usually describe a different or broader business:
- Psychologist (unless one practises here)
- Hospital
Address or service area?
Can be either: show the address if customers come to you, add service areas if you also travel to them, or hide the address if you only work on-site. Service-area vs storefront rules.
Starter services to add
Categories say what you are; services say what you do. Good first entries:
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Medication management
- Telepsychiatry
Check before you change anything
Search “psychiatrist” on Google Maps in your own area, open the top few profiles and note their primary category (shown under the business name). Use what's common as a sanity check, not a template — your categories must describe your business. Ready to switch? How to change your category safely.
Profile problems?
Suspended, stuck in verification, or not showing on Maps? See the free fix guides: suspended profile · verification failed · not on Maps · name rules.