Telepsychiatry for Albuquerque Patients
Telepsychiatry brings doctoral-level psychiatric care to Albuquerque without the commute or the waitlist. Willow & Stone provides secure video visits for evaluation, medication management, and ongoing care with Dr. Stacey Forbes, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC — from wherever you're comfortable in Albuquerque.
What telepsychiatry can help with
- ✓Depression and anxiety
- ✓Adult and teen ADHD
- ✓Medication management and optimization
- ✓Trauma and stress-related concerns
- ✓Integrative, root-cause psychiatric evaluation
Our Treatment Approach
Research shows telepsychiatry is comparable to in-person care for evaluation, medication management, and follow-up — and it dramatically improves access for Albuquerque residents. Visits are private and secure, and Dr. Forbes brings the same integrative, whole-person approach to every telehealth appointment.
Telepsychiatry in Albuquerque: the local picture
Albuquerque holds roughly a quarter of New Mexico's population and nearly all of its specialty medical capacity, which makes it the destination for patients from across a very large state. The University of New Mexico anchors both a student population and the state's main academic medical center, while Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia National Laboratories add military families and a technical professional workforce. New Mexico has long carried some of the country's more difficult behavioral health outcomes, and Albuquerque is where the demand for that care concentrates — including patients who have driven several hours to be there.
Getting care in Albuquerque
Being the state's psychiatric hub means Albuquerque's providers are absorbing statewide demand, so local residents compete for appointments with patients from everywhere else in New Mexico. Waits are correspondingly long. For city residents, the frustration is that the care exists a few miles away and is still months out; for everyone else, Albuquerque is a day's round trip. Telehealth relieves both by removing the geographic bottleneck entirely — the appointment no longer has to happen inside the city that holds the providers.
What this means for Albuquerque patients
Students split the year between a campus address and a family home, and care built around a physical clinic breaks at every one of those transitions. A video-based relationship holds through semesters and summers, which is what makes ongoing treatment possible rather than a series of restarts.
Military families move on orders, and each relocation ordinarily means finding a new prescriber and starting the explanation over. Telepsychiatry cannot cross state lines, but within one state it means a move across the state does not end the care relationship — which is when treatment most often lapses.
Technical professionals are generally comfortable with video consultation and value the time it returns to them. It also allows a longer appointment than a clinic visit sandwiched into a workday, which suits patients who want to actually discuss the reasoning behind a treatment plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is telepsychiatry as effective as in-person care in Albuquerque?
Yes. Studies consistently show telepsychiatry is comparable to in-person psychiatric care for most needs, and it makes expert care far more accessible in Albuquerque.
What do I need for a telehealth visit?
A private space and a phone, tablet, or computer with internet. Albuquerque patients located in the state at the time of the visit are eligible.
Can I get prescriptions through telepsychiatry?
Yes, when clinically appropriate — Dr. Forbes prescribes and manages medication for Albuquerque patients via telehealth.
Do you take insurance for telepsychiatry in Albuquerque?
Willow & Stone is cash-pay and provides superbills for out-of-network reimbursement — no prior authorizations for Albuquerque patients.
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.
Telepsychiatry in Nearby Communities
Willow & Stone also provides telepsychiatry by telehealth to Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Santa Fe, and throughout the Bernalillo County.
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If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.