Telepsychiatry for Lubbock Patients
Telepsychiatry brings doctoral-level psychiatric care to Lubbock 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 Lubbock.
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 Lubbock residents. Visits are private and secure, and Dr. Forbes brings the same integrative, whole-person approach to every telehealth appointment.
Telepsychiatry in Lubbock: the local picture
Lubbock is the hub of the South Plains, a university city surrounded by a very large and sparsely populated agricultural region that depends on it for nearly all specialty services. Texas Tech puts a substantial student population at the center, while the surrounding area sends in farming and ranching families for whom the trip into town is already a planned event. Agricultural work carries well-documented mental health pressures — financial exposure to weather and commodity prices, isolation, and a strong cultural reluctance to seek psychiatric help — and Lubbock is where that population arrives when it finally does.
Getting care in Lubbock
For patients coming from the surrounding counties, the drive into Lubbock can run well over an hour each way, which turns a brief medication follow-up into most of a working day during seasons when a working day cannot be spared. Students face the different problem of a calendar that empties the city twice a year. Telepsychiatry serves both: it keeps the appointment short for the rural patient and continuous for the student, without requiring either to be physically in Lubbock.
What this means for Lubbock 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.
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.
The single largest barrier for shift workers is that clinics are open exactly when they are at work. Video visits can be scheduled against a rotation rather than requiring the rotation to bend, which for many workers is the difference between having a psychiatrist and intending to find one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is telepsychiatry as effective as in-person care in Lubbock?
Yes. Studies consistently show telepsychiatry is comparable to in-person psychiatric care for most needs, and it makes expert care far more accessible in Lubbock.
What do I need for a telehealth visit?
A private space and a phone, tablet, or computer with internet. Lubbock 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 Lubbock patients via telehealth.
Do you take insurance for telepsychiatry in Lubbock?
Willow & Stone is cash-pay and provides superbills for out-of-network reimbursement — no prior authorizations for Lubbock 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 Amarillo, and throughout the Lubbock County.
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Your healing begins with a conversation.
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.