Telepsychiatry for El Paso Patients
Telepsychiatry brings doctoral-level psychiatric care to El Paso 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 El Paso.
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 El Paso residents. Visits are private and secure, and Dr. Forbes brings the same integrative, whole-person approach to every telehealth appointment.
Telepsychiatry in El Paso: the local picture
El Paso sits at the far western corner of Texas, closer to three other state capitals than to its own, and it functions as one metropolitan region with Ciudad Juárez across the border. Fort Bliss makes the military presence enormous, and the city is heavily bilingual and predominantly Hispanic, with strong extended-family structures. Clinically that means a large population carrying deployment-related trauma alongside families where mental health is discussed carefully, if at all, and where a first psychiatric appointment is often the result of considerable deliberation.
Getting care in El Paso
El Paso's isolation from the rest of Texas is the defining access fact: specialty referrals that would be routine elsewhere can mean a flight or a very long drive. Military families face the additional problem that a permanent change of station ends a care relationship mid-treatment, which is a common reason a medication course is never properly completed. Telehealth keeps a Texas-licensed clinician available as long as the patient remains in Texas, and removes the assumption that specialty care requires leaving the region.
What this means for El Paso patients
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.
Telehealth widens the pool of clinicians a patient can realistically see regularly, which matters most when language concordance is a clinical requirement rather than a preference. The nearest provider and the right provider are frequently not the same person.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is telepsychiatry as effective as in-person care in El Paso?
Yes. Studies consistently show telepsychiatry is comparable to in-person psychiatric care for most needs, and it makes expert care far more accessible in El Paso.
What do I need for a telehealth visit?
A private space and a phone, tablet, or computer with internet. El Paso 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 El Paso patients via telehealth.
Do you take insurance for telepsychiatry in El Paso?
Willow & Stone is cash-pay and provides superbills for out-of-network reimbursement — no prior authorizations for El Paso 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 Las Cruces, and throughout the El Paso County.
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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.