Mental Health Care for Arlington
Arlington is home to Willow & Stone's physical office and a diverse population of more than 400,000 — including a large University of Texas at Arlington student community that fuels demand for adult ADHD, anxiety, and depression care.
Willow & Stone brings doctoral-level, integrative psychiatric care to Arlington and the surrounding Tarrant County area 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.
Our Services for Arlington
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 Arlington residents
Arlington in practice
Arlington sits squarely between Dallas and Fort Worth and belongs fully to neither, which shapes almost everything about getting care here. The University of Texas at Arlington puts a large student and young-adult population in the center of the city — a group that shows up for first-time ADHD evaluation and for anxiety that has finally started interfering with coursework. Around the university sits an entertainment district whose stadiums and venues run on evening and weekend labor, and a broad service economy built to support it. Willow & Stone's own office is in Arlington, at Arlington Highlands, so this is the practice's home ground rather than an abstract service area.
Getting care in Arlington
Arlington has no commuter rail, which is a bigger obstacle to routine mental health care than it sounds. A patient without a reliable car is dependent on a bus system built around the university, and a standing appointment across town becomes something to reschedule rather than keep. Students and shift workers face the same constraint from opposite directions — one has classes stacked through the day, the other works when clinics are closed. Video visits fit into a break between classes or before a shift starts, which is the only way some of these appointments happen at all.
What Arlington patients need from a psychiatric practice
A student population needs psychiatric care that survives the academic calendar. Campus services are built for short-term support and rarely provide ongoing medication management, and the handoff between them and an outside prescriber is where treatment most often lapses. Continuity across semesters and summers matters more here than proximity to campus.
Shift workers are failed by conventional scheduling more than by anything else. When the clinic is open exactly during working hours, care does not happen — and what looks like disengagement is almost always a roster problem. Appointment times that can move with a rotation are the single most useful thing a practice can offer this population.
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 Arlington 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 Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Mansfield.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Willow & Stone accept patients from Arlington, TX?
Yes. Dr. Stacey Forbes, DNP, PMHNP-BC, provides telehealth psychiatric care to patients located in Arlington and throughout Texas.
Do I have to travel to be seen?
No — most care is delivered by secure video, so Arlington patients are seen from home. Our Arlington, TX office is also available for in-person visits.
What services do you offer Arlington patients?
ADHD Treatment, Teen & Adolescent Psychiatry, Depression Treatment, Medication Management, Telepsychiatry, GeneSight Testing, and Integrative Psychiatry.
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 Arlington?
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.