Telehealth Psychiatry in Orlando, FL
Twelve Oaks Psychiatry brings telehealth psychiatry to adults and adolescents: psychiatric evaluation, psychiatric medication management when appropriate, and continuing follow-up care by secure video from home in Orlando, often the same day. Last year, nearly 8,000 Orange County hospital stays began with a mood or depressive disorder; care that begins earlier keeps most struggles from ever getting there. Michael Hernandez, APRN, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, leads every visit.
Full Video Psychiatry for Orlando
Expect a real evaluation, not a screening quiz: how worry, attention, sleep, and mood have been behaving, where your health has been, and whatever brought you to book, covered at a patient pace from a private space at home, questions welcome throughout.
Boundaries, upfront: you attend each visit physically in Florida, prescriptions follow evaluation and Florida and federal requirements, and Michael is quick to say when video is the wrong tool.
Why Choose Twelve Oaks Psychiatry
Behind the screen sits a settled practice, its roots in Cooper City, its license statewide. Sign in from any part of Florida and nothing shifts: same appointment, same standard, same clinician holding your history.
Orlando schedules often arrive a week at a time, hours shifting, weekends working; a video visit rides along, taking a free morning one week and an early evening the next.
- Same clinician every visit
- HIPAA-compliant video visits
- Prescriptions sent to your pharmacy
- Statewide Florida video care
- Same-day appointments available
- Most major insurance accepted
How Telehealth Works at Twelve Oaks
Telehealth care here moves through four clear steps, from booking to ongoing follow-up.
1- Schedule Your Appointment
Call (954) 947-1130 or book online. Same-day video openings can often be booked up to two hours ahead, from anywhere in Florida.
2- Complete Your Evaluation
Meet with Michael from a private space, on a phone, tablet, or computer with a camera. For teen visits, a parent or guardian joins the appointment.
3- Receive a Personalized Plan
Review what the evaluation found and choose next steps together, with any medication options explained by class before anything is prescribed.
4- Ongoing Care & Support
Follow-up visits continue by video on a schedule that fits your plan, and prescriptions are sent electronically to your Florida pharmacy.
Who We Treat
Video psychiatric care is shaped to each person’s age, with the same attention every visit receives.
Adults
Psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and follow-up care for adults by secure video.
Adolescents
Teens receive video psychiatric care with a parent or guardian involved throughout.
Children
For younger children, Michael helps families find the right specialized care.
FAQ
Do I ever need to be seen in person?
Visits are designed never to need one. Should a concern arise that a camera cannot fairly assess, Michael is upfront and helps arrange the exam somewhere fitting, close to home when that makes sense. The record keeps its shape, and so does the plan.
What do I need for a video visit?
A phone, tablet, or computer with a camera, a private space to talk, and being physically in Florida at the time of the visit. A secure link is sent before the appointment, and for teen visits a parent or guardian joins as well.
I looked up online psychiatrist Orlando. Is that what this is?
Close, with one honest distinction. This is psychiatry delivered online, but the clinician holding the license is Michael, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, not a physician. The work the search implies, evaluation, prescribing where fitting, follow-up, happens over secure video, one clinician across all of it.
How does prescribing work 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.
I have never had psychiatric care before. Is starting by video reasonable?
Yes. A first appointment by video is still a full evaluation, each step explained as it arrives. Starting from your own living room can lower the hurdle of that first conversation, and if the plan grows to include medication management in Orlando, it keeps this format.
Does a teenager need anything different for video care?
Only one thing: a parent or guardian joined to every visit, on screen or within reach. Beyond that, Michael fits pace and language to each teen’s age, brings parents inside every finding and choice, and treats the teen as the person worth hearing first.
Is the wider Orlando metro covered, or just the city?
The whole metro, equally. A video visit never asks which town your address sits in, only that you are somewhere in Florida as it happens, with a camera on and a door that shuts. Across the Orlando metro and beyond, the appointment stays the same appointment.
Does insurance cover telehealth visits?
Yes. Twelve Oaks Psychiatry accepts most major insurance plans, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, AvMed, and 200+ additional plans. Telehealth coverage varies by plan, so please confirm your benefits and in-network status with your insurer before your first video visit.
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.