Telepsychiatry for Hobbs Patients
Telepsychiatry brings doctoral-level psychiatric care to Hobbs 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 Hobbs.
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 Hobbs residents. Visits are private and secure, and Dr. Forbes brings the same integrative, whole-person approach to every telehealth appointment.
Telepsychiatry in Hobbs: the local picture
Hobbs sits in the Permian Basin at the Texas line, and its fortunes track the oil field closely — rapid in-migration and long hours when drilling is active, layoffs and out-migration when it is not. That cycle is the central mental health fact about the city. Oil field work is demanding, frequently transient, and often performed far from family support, and the combination of long rotations, isolation, and financial volatility produces substantial rates of anxiety, depression, and substance concerns in a population culturally disinclined to seek help for any of them.
Getting care in Hobbs
Hobbs is about as far from Albuquerque as it is possible to be while remaining in New Mexico, and the nearest sizable medical markets are across the state line in Texas — which does not help a patient who needs a New Mexico-licensed prescriber. Oil field rotations make fixed appointments impractical regardless of distance. Telehealth is realistically the only way most workers here maintain an ongoing relationship with a psychiatric clinician, because it can follow a rotation instead of fighting it.
What this means for Hobbs patients
Rotational schedules and remote work sites make a fixed recurring appointment impossible to hold. Telepsychiatry can follow a rotation — including visits during an off week — which is what allows treatment to continue rather than restart after every swing.
Where the nearest psychiatric specialist is a long drive, telehealth is not a convenience — it is the difference between receiving care and not. It also makes short, frequent follow-ups practical, and those are what medication management actually requires to work.
For someone already spending two hours a day in a car, adding a cross-town appointment is what turns a treatment plan into a series of cancellations. A visit taken from home or from a parked car costs the length of the appointment and nothing else.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is telepsychiatry as effective as in-person care in Hobbs?
Yes. Studies consistently show telepsychiatry is comparable to in-person psychiatric care for most needs, and it makes expert care far more accessible in Hobbs.
What do I need for a telehealth visit?
A private space and a phone, tablet, or computer with internet. Hobbs 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 Hobbs patients via telehealth.
Do you take insurance for telepsychiatry in Hobbs?
Willow & Stone is cash-pay and provides superbills for out-of-network reimbursement — no prior authorizations for Hobbs 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.
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Start with a cash-pay telehealth consultation — no insurance, no prior authorizations, no waitlists.
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If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.