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Current Symptoms
Discuss emotional, behavioral, attention, mood, sleep, and daily functioning concerns.
Psychiatric care in Florida
Online Psychiatry in Florida
Psychiatric care that starts with a conversation about your symptoms, medical history, and current concerns, and continues with medication management, monitoring, and adjustments when appropriate.
Understanding the process
What is online psychiatry?
Online psychiatry is delivered entirely by secure video, starting with a psychiatric evaluation and continuing with medication management for as long as it's clinically appropriate.
Your first appointment is a structured conversation used to understand your symptoms, health history, daily functioning, and treatment needs. Your provider may ask about mood, anxiety, attention, sleep, behavior, relationships, work or school performance, previous diagnoses, and medications.
If ongoing care is appropriate, follow-up appointments are used to evaluate how well treatment is working and whether it remains appropriate for your symptoms and goals — reviewing mood, anxiety, attention, sleep, daily functioning, side effects, and any changes since your last visit.
Format
Live video visit
Duration
45–60 minutes
Who it's for
New & existing patients
You'll leave with
A clear treatment plan
1. Your first appointment
What your first appointment may include
Each appointment is individualized. The exact conversation will depend on your symptoms, medical history, and reasons for seeking care.
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Medical History
Review relevant medical conditions, previous diagnoses, medications, and treatment experiences.
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Diagnostic Clarification
Evaluate whether symptoms may be connected to one or more psychiatric conditions.
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Treatment Planning
Develop appropriate next steps based on your symptoms, history, needs, and treatment goals.
2. Psychiatric evaluation
The evaluation is part of your visit.
You do not need to know exactly what is wrong before scheduling. Identifying and organizing those concerns is part of the process — an evaluation may be appropriate when...
- You are experiencing new or worsening symptoms
- You are unsure what may be causing your concerns
- A previous diagnosis no longer feels accurate
- You want to discuss psychiatric medication
- Your symptoms are interfering with work, school, sleep, or relationships
- You need a professional treatment recommendation
3. Medication
Medication, when appropriate
Medication decisions are individualized. Treatment may involve continuing a medication, changing the dosage, considering another option, discussing additional forms of support — or no medication at all.
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Medication Review
Review current prescriptions, previous psychiatric medications, treatment responses, side effects, and concerns.
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Medication Adjustments
Discuss whether medication changes may be appropriate based on effectiveness, tolerability, and clinical needs.
When to bring up medication
Treatment should be reviewed, not left on autopilot.
Medication follow-up allows your provider to understand how treatment is affecting your symptoms and whether changes may be needed.
- Your current medication is no longer working as expected
- You are experiencing unwanted or difficult side effects
- Your symptoms have recently changed or worsened
- You recently started a psychiatric medication
- You want to discuss a medication previously prescribed elsewhere
- You have questions about dosage, timing, or treatment expectations
- You need ongoing psychiatric medication follow-up
- You are unsure whether medication may be appropriate
4. Follow-up appointments
What to expect
Follow-up appointments track changes in symptoms, daily functioning, sleep, mood, attention, and overall response to treatment, and are scheduled to reassess progress, address questions, and maintain continuity of care.
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Review Progress
Discuss changes in symptoms, functioning, sleep, mood, and overall treatment response.
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Address Concerns
Review side effects, questions, missed doses, medication interactions, or other treatment concerns.
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Plan Next Steps
Continue, adjust, or reconsider treatment based on your clinical response and individual needs.
5. Providers
Meet your providers
In-Network With Most Major Plans
Call or text to verify your coverage.
7. Florida availability
Available across Florida
Appointments are conducted entirely by secure video, so there is no office to visit — TellyCare serves patients statewide, anywhere in Florida.
Begin with clarity
Ready to talk with a provider?
Schedule an online psychiatric appointment — evaluation, medication management, or both — with a TellyCare provider.
Educational information
This information is educational and does not replace an individual psychiatric or medical evaluation. Call 911 or visit the nearest emergency department during an immediate emergency.