Telehealth Psychiatry in St. Petersburg, FL
Twelve Oaks Psychiatry offers telehealth psychiatry to adults and adolescents, with psychiatric medication management when appropriate, by secure video from home in St. Petersburg, often the same day. In 2025, the principal diagnosis for 4,333 Pinellas County hospital stays was a mood or depressive disorder, a rate higher than Florida’s, and care reached sooner often changes the course. Michael Hernandez, APRN, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, leads every visit.
Video Psychiatry for St. Petersburg
This appointment runs long by design. Michael works through sleep, attention, worry, and mood as they have run lately, picks up the medical history underneath all of it, and follows the thread you care most about, from a private space at home.
Wherever you sit for the appointment has to be inside Florida. Prescriptions follow evaluation and Florida and federal requirements, and Michael is upfront when video is not the right tool.
Why Choose Twelve Oaks Psychiatry
Booking here reaches the practice itself, not a doorway into one. The license behind it runs the length of Florida, one Florida address opens what any other opens, and whoever leads the first visit leads the rest.
Weeks in St. Petersburg run on staggered hours, some people still working, some long retired, and a visit on video drops into an afternoon without rearranging the rest of it.
- 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?
As a matter of course, no. Evaluation and the visits after it all land on screen. If a physical examination turns out to be the only real answer, Michael says it out loud and helps you settle where to go for it, plan intact.
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.
Online psychiatrist St. Petersburg was my search. Does this fit?
Close, with one honest distinction. Every piece of what that search describes runs on video here: the evaluation up front, prescribing where it is warranted, and each appointment that comes later. Michael runs each of them, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner and not a physician.
How does prescribing fit into a visit held on screen?
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.
This is my first job with its own insurance. How do I check what it covers before booking?
Call the number on the back of your card and ask whether Twelve Oaks Psychiatry is in network and how video visits are covered. A call to (954) 947-1130 can help you read the answer, and all of it can be settled before the first appointment.
Are adolescents seen this way too?
Yes. A parent or guardian belongs to each adolescent visit, seated alongside or a step away. The teen opens the conversation, the wording tracks the teen’s age, and both of them review what was found before a plan is chosen.
We live in Pinellas County outside St. Petersburg. Is anything different?
Not at all. Video care asks one thing about where you are, and the answer is Florida, so any address across Pinellas, and the communities ringing it, gets what the city gets, care for depression and anxiety included.
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.