Mental Health Care for Española
Española sits in the Rio Grande valley between Santa Fe and Taos, surrounded by Pueblo communities and Hispanic villages with roots in the valley predating the state.
Willow & Stone brings doctoral-level, integrative psychiatric care to Española 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 Española residents
Española in practice
Española sits in the Rio Grande valley between Santa Fe and Taos, surrounded by Pueblo communities and by Hispanic villages whose roots in the valley predate New Mexico's statehood by centuries. It is a place where the mental health picture cannot be separated from history and social determinants: Rio Arriba County has carried some of the most severe substance use and overdose burdens in the country for decades, alongside intergenerational trauma and long-standing gaps in health access. Care that treats any of that as an isolated individual problem misreads the situation, and generally does not continue past the first visit.
Getting care in Española
Española sits between two better-resourced towns and is served well by neither — Santa Fe is close enough that little specialty capacity has developed locally, and far enough that every appointment is a drive. Behavioural health services in the valley are stretched and turnover is high, so continuity with one clinician is difficult to establish, which matters enormously for the conditions most common here. Language and cultural fit are clinical requirements rather than preferences, and a nearby provider who is not a good fit is not usable care.
What Española patients need from a psychiatric practice
Psychiatric care in and around Native communities works best when it accounts for community and family context rather than treating the individual in isolation, and when it sits alongside traditional practices instead of competing with them. Care that ignores either is generally care a patient does not return to.
Where the nearest psychiatric specialist is an hour or more away, the practical consequence is not slower care but absent care — particularly for the short, frequent follow-ups that medication management depends on. A practice serving this kind of community has to make routine contact cheap in time, or the treatment plan quietly becomes an evaluation and nothing after it.
In bilingual communities, language concordance is a clinical requirement rather than a courtesy — psychiatric assessment depends almost entirely on nuance in how someone describes their own experience. Care conducted in a patient's second language, or summarised through a family member, risks getting the answer wrong in either direction.
Transparent Cash-Pay Care
Willow & Stone is a direct-pay practice, so Española 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.
Nearby Communities We Serve
Willow & Stone also provides telehealth psychiatry to Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Taos.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Willow & Stone accept patients from Española, NM?
Yes. Dr. Stacey Forbes, DNP, PMHNP-BC, provides telehealth psychiatric care to patients located in Española and throughout New Mexico.
Do I have to travel to be seen?
No — most care is delivered by secure video, so Española patients are seen from home. Our Arlington, TX office is also available for in-person visits.
What services do you offer Española patients?
ADHD Treatment, and Depression Treatment. Telepsychiatry, GeneSight pharmacogenomic testing, and integrative psychiatric evaluation are also available to patients throughout New Mexico.
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 Española?
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.