Depression & Anxiety Treatment in Tampa, FL
Twelve Oaks Psychiatry provides depression and anxiety treatment by secure video to adults and adolescents in Tampa, with telehealth across Florida behind each appointment. During 2022, 14.2 percent of Hillsborough County adults reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, a lot of hard weeks and reason enough to ask early. Michael Hernandez, APRN, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, leads every evaluation.
Depression & Anxiety Evaluation for Tampa
That first appointment on camera is a full evaluation: what mood has been doing, where worry settles during an ordinary day, how sleep and appetite stand now, and what your history holds. Questions belong in it throughout.
Limits, stated before you book: you attend from a spot physically in Florida, nothing gets prescribed until the evaluation closes, and Michael says as much when a screen falls short.
Why Choose Twelve Oaks Psychiatry
Your address decides where you sit during the appointment and little else. Licensure covers Florida end to end, the visit runs to one standard everywhere in it, and Cooper City is where the clinician carrying your plan sits.
Tampa calendars get written by other people first, by employers, schools, and relatives. A video visit slips into the hour left over instead of demanding a new one.
- Unrushed depression and anxiety visits
- The same clinician each time
- Secure video care statewide
- Medication discussed, never assumed
- Same-day appointments available
- Most major insurance accepted
How Depression & Anxiety Care Works at Twelve Oaks
Getting started takes four steps, none of them rushed, from booking to steady follow-up.
1- Schedule Your Appointment
Call (954) 947-1130 or book online. Video appointments frequently open up the same day, Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm, statewide.
2- Complete Your Evaluation
Meet Michael over secure video, somewhere private. He asks what has been happening, listens without hurrying, and reviews your health history in full.
3- Receive a Personalized Plan
Talk over the findings and settle next steps together. Where medication belongs, the classes on the table get explained first, ahead of any prescription.
4- Ongoing Care & Support
Later visits stay on video at whatever pace the plan calls for, and prescriptions reach your Florida pharmacy electronically.
Who We Treat
Depression and anxiety show up differently at different ages, and each video visit is shaped around the person in it.
Adults
Adults are assessed and cared for by video for depression or anxiety.
Adolescents
Teens are treated on camera, with a parent or guardian taking part.
Children
For younger children, Michael helps families find the right specialized care.
FAQ
Do I ever need to be seen in person?
The plan is video from the opening appointment through the last. On the uncommon question a camera cannot settle, Michael says so before you ask and points toward where that examination can happen. Nothing in your chart resets, and no step repeats.
What is needed for a depression or anxiety video visit?
A phone, tablet, or computer with a camera, a room where you can speak freely, and you physically in Florida as the appointment begins. A secure link arrives beforehand. Teen visits also include a parent or guardian, joining the call or remaining available.
The phrase I searched was online psychiatrist Tampa. Is this it?
Close, with one honest distinction. Video appointments here do cover depression and anxiety from evaluation through ongoing treatment, and prescribing enters wherever it belongs. Michael is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, credentialed through nursing and not medicine, and he alone works with you.
Does prescribing happen in a video visit?
Many psychiatric medications can be prescribed and managed through video visits, with prescriptions sent electronically to a Florida pharmacy. Prescribing decisions follow a full evaluation and Florida and federal prescribing requirements, some medications carry additional rules for video visits, and no medication is guaranteed in advance.
Do adolescents get these appointments on video too?
Yes. A parent or guardian joins each adolescent appointment, on the call or a door away from it. The teen describes things first, Michael explains the findings to everyone at once, and medication gets covered by class in the same conversation.
Can depression and anxiety both be present at once?
Very commonly, yes. The two share tired days, thin sleep, and short patience, while anxiety adds circling worry and depression adds flattened interest. Evaluation untangles which one is leading, and medication management in Tampa follows whatever the answer proves to be.
We live out across Tampa Bay, outside the city. Anything different?
Not by a word. Statewide licensure means telehealth psychiatry in Tampa books identically whether you sit inside the city line or well beyond it. Requirements stay constant either way: a private place to talk, a camera, and presence in Florida.
Do you accept insurance for depression and anxiety treatment?
Yes. Twelve Oaks Psychiatry accepts most major insurance plans, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, AvMed, and 200+ additional plans. Coverage varies by plan, so please confirm your benefits and in-network status with your insurer before your first appointment.
Are same-day video appointments available?
Often, yes. Same-day video appointments are frequently open Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm, and can be booked up to two hours before the visit. Calling (954) 947-1130 earlier in the day helps.
What should I do in a mental health crisis?
If you feel you might harm yourself or someone else, or you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1 right away. For crisis support, you can reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. In many Florida communities, 2-1-1 connects you to crisis information and local referrals.
Schedule Your Appointment
Take the first step toward feeling better. Call or book online, and care can often start the same day.