Online Psychiatry and Medication
Services where a licensed prescriber evaluates you and manages medication for conditions like depression, anxiety, or ADHD. Most also pair medication visits with optional therapy, so you can get clinical and talk-based support in one place.
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Talkiatry is a large psychiatric practice staffed entirely by MD and DO psychiatrists, seeing patients via video in 45 states. It works in network with most major commercial insurers and does not offer a self-pay option. Initial appointments run 60 minutes, longer than most in-network psychiatry encounters, and prescribers can write for controlled substances when clinically appropriate. Patients must be ages 5 or older and carry an accepted insurance plan to qualify.
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Doctor On Demand, now part of Included Health, offers video psychiatry and therapy appointments typically bookable within one to two days. It accepts insurance and operates as a covered benefit for many Americans through employer-sponsored health plans. Board-certified psychiatrists handle evaluation, diagnosis, and ongoing medication management for a range of mental health conditions.
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Klarity is a telehealth booking platform that connects patients with independent psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners for ADHD, anxiety, and depression. The network includes over 2,000 board-certified prescribers, and both insurance and self-pay are accepted. Providers can prescribe stimulant medications for ADHD under the current federal telehealth rules for controlled substances.
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Brightside is a telehealth service focused on anxiety and depression, with psychiatry and therapy both available in all 50 states for patients ages 13 and up. Prescribers use a proprietary decision-support tool that draws on over 1,000 medication and dose combinations to help narrow options. Insurance is accepted in select states; self-pay subscription plans are available nationwide. Controlled substances are not in Brightside's formulary.
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Circle Medical is a primary care telehealth service that also handles ADHD evaluations, anxiety, and depression, seeing patients via video in 32 states. Providers are board-certified primary care physicians rather than psychiatrists, and the service accepts most PPO insurance plans. Self-pay is available, and most insured patients pay at or below a standard specialist copay.
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Cerebral is a subscription telehealth service offering therapy, medication management, or both for conditions including depression, anxiety, and ADHD. It accepts a limited set of insurance plans and also offers self-pay. New patients should know that Cerebral does not prescribe controlled substances, including stimulant medications for ADHD.
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Hers is a women's health platform covering birth control, dermatology, and primary care alongside a mental health arm for anxiety and depression. After a short intake, a licensed clinician reviews your symptoms and can prescribe non-controlled medications, which are shipped directly. Insurance is not accepted, and pricing is structured as a direct-to-consumer subscription.
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Hims is a men's telehealth platform that covers mental health alongside primary care and other wellness services. The mental health arm focuses on anxiety and depression, connecting men with licensed clinicians through an online intake before shipping medication directly to their address. Insurance is not accepted for mental health services, and prescribers do not write for controlled substances.