Mental Health Care for Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie grew from almost nothing into one of Florida's largest cities in a generation, drawing both young families and retirees to the same new subdivisions.
Willow & Stone brings doctoral-level, integrative psychiatric care to Port St. Lucie by secure telehealth — combining evidence-based medication management with functional, root-cause strategies. You get longer, unhurried appointments and a whole-person approach, without the commute or the waitlist.
Why Choose Willow & Stone
- ✓Doctoral-level, board-certified psychiatric provider (Dr. Stacey Forbes, DNP, PMHNP-BC)
- ✓Integrative & functional approach — gut-brain axis, nutrition, labs, root causes
- ✓GeneSight pharmacogenomic testing to personalize medication
- ✓Experienced with treatment-resistant depression — root-cause workup, not just the next prescription
- ✓Cash-pay transparency — no insurance delays or prior authorizations
- ✓Telehealth-first convenience for Port St. Lucie residents
Port St. Lucie in practice
Port St. Lucie went from a small development to one of Florida's largest cities within a generation, and it grew as housing rather than as a city — vast residential subdivisions with comparatively little employment, retail, or medical infrastructure inside them. It draws both young families priced out of Palm Beach County and retirees relocating from the Northeast, which puts two populations with very different needs into the same new neighborhoods. Many working residents commute south along a congested corridor to jobs in Palm Beach County.
Getting care in Port St. Lucie
The city's medical infrastructure has lagged well behind its population, so specialty referrals generally travel south into Palm Beach County — adding a long drive to a day that for many residents already includes a commute in the same direction. For older residents who no longer drive comfortably on that corridor, it becomes dependent on a family member's availability. Video visits remove the trip for both groups, and remove the dependency for the one that has stopped driving.
What Port St. Lucie patients need from a psychiatric practice
A community weighted toward older residents needs a psychiatric practice that takes late-life presentations seriously rather than filing them under ageing. Depression that shows up as physical complaints, cognitive concerns that may be medication-related, bereavement, and the loss of independence that follows giving up driving are all treatable, and all routinely dismissed. It also needs a practice willing to review a long existing medication list rather than simply adding to it.
Fast-growing family communities generate adolescent psychiatric demand faster than local capacity expands to meet it, and waiting months for an evaluation is genuinely costly at an age where a school year is a long time. Families here also need appointment times that do not require pulling a teenager out of school for every routine follow-up.
In a community built around long commutes, the day is fully committed before anyone considers adding an appointment, and healthcare is what gets deferred. Care that costs only the length of the visit — with no travel on either side — is what makes an ongoing treatment plan realistic rather than aspirational.
Transparent Cash-Pay Care
Willow & Stone is a direct-pay practice, so Port St. Lucie patients skip insurance delays, prior authorizations, and surprise bills. We provide a superbill you can submit to your insurer for possible out-of-network reimbursement, and we're happy to review current rates with you before you book.
Other Florida Communities We Serve
Willow & Stone also provides telehealth psychiatry to West Palm Beach.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Willow & Stone accept patients from Port St. Lucie, FL?
Yes. Dr. Stacey Forbes, DNP, PMHNP-BC, provides telehealth psychiatric care to patients located in Port St. Lucie and throughout Florida.
Do I have to travel to be seen?
No — most care is delivered by secure video, so Port St. Lucie patients are seen from home. Our Arlington, TX office is also available for in-person visits.
What services do you offer Port St. Lucie patients?
ADHD Treatment, and Depression Treatment. Telepsychiatry, GeneSight pharmacogenomic testing, and integrative psychiatric evaluation are also available to patients throughout Florida.
Do you take insurance?
We are a cash-pay practice and provide superbills for possible out-of-network reimbursement — no prior authorizations or referrals required.
How do I get started in Port St. Lucie?
Book a telehealth consultation online or call (469) 726-3768. Your first visit is a comprehensive intake with Dr. Forbes.
If you need help right now
Willow & Stone is an outpatient practice and is not an emergency service. If you or someone you care about is in immediate danger, call 911.
For urgent mental health support at any hour, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or text HOME to 741741 for the Crisis Text Line. Both are free, confidential, and available 24/7 nationwide.
Your healing begins with a conversation.
Start with a cash-pay telehealth consultation — no insurance, no prior authorizations, no waitlists.
Schedule Your ConsultationOr call (469) 726-3768
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.