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General Skypiatrist questions
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can diagnose mental illnesses and treat them with prescribed medications, while psychologists are healthcare professionals who focus on talk therapy and behavioral change. Both strive to improve your mental health.
Our mental health online services cater to patients in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
To do this, you would have to notify your provider to find an accepting psychiatrist or therapist in the practice.
Yes, you are very much free to choose your dedicated psychiatrist or therapist.
Insurance
For interested patients who don’t have insurance or are unfortunately not in our network, please see the charges here:
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- Adult Psychiatrist – New appointment – $450
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- Adult Psychiatrist- Follow-up appointment – $250
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – New appointment $500
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist- Follow-up appointment – $300
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- Therapist- $200 per session
Appointments
Very soon! Thanks to our efficient systems and accessible schedules, you’re able to make an appointment in only minutes!
Yes, you may cancel an appointment, but unfortunately, late cancellations cause holes in the schedule wherein we must charge. At Skypiatrist, your appointment time is guaranteed and we never double-book patients, so we hope you understand our policy for cancellations.
For new appointments
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- $100 – Canceling an appointment within 24 hours of the appointment time
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- $150 – Missing the appointment without notice
For follow-up appointments
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- $50 – Canceling an appointment within 12 hours of the appointment time for psychiatrist
- $75 – Canceling an appointment within 24 hours of the appointment time for therapists
- $75 – Missing the appointment without notice for psychiatrist
- $100 – Missing the appointment without notice for therapists
No, you won’t be needing any third-party app on your computer or phone to take the call. You’ll just need a laptop, desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone with a functioning videocam. Our video chat app is actually built right into our website.
Medications
Yes, one of our services includes medication management, where our licensed psychiatrists review existing prescriptions and check if it’s still right for you. Though we do strive for continuity of care, we cannot guarantee filling of any existing prescription. This is especially true of controlled substances. Medication decisions are at the discretion of your psychiatrist, though they would certainly discuss with you reasons for any recommended changes.
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can diagnose mental illnesses and treat them with prescribed medications, while psychologists are healthcare professionals who focus on talk therapy and behavioral change. Both strive to improve your mental health.
Our mental health online services cater to patients in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
You will be meeting with our licensed virtual psychiatrists or therapists for any service you choose.
Yes, you can still use Skypiatrist whether or not you’ve had a previous history of mental healthcare by another psychiatrist.
To do this, you would have to notify your provider to find an accepting psychiatrist or therapist in the practice.
Yes, you are very much free to choose your dedicated psychiatrist or therapist.
Yes, we take insurance when possible, and this is one of our core advantages as an online psychiatry and mental health counseling services provider.
For interested patients who don’t have insurance or are unfortunately not in our network, please see the charges here:
- $450 – New appointments
- $250 – Follow-up appointments
- Therapist sessions vary from $200-225 per session
Very soon! Thanks to our efficient systems and accessible schedules, you’re able to make an appointment in only minutes!
Yes, you may cancel an appointment, but unfortunately, late cancellations cause holes in the schedule wherein we must charge. At Skypiatrist, your appointment time is guaranteed and we never double-book patients, so we hope you understand our policy for cancellations.
For new appointments
- $100 – Canceling an appointment within 24 hours of the appointment time
- $150 – Missing the appointment without notice
For follow-up appointments
- $50 – Canceling an appointment within 12 hours of the appointment time
- $75 – Missing the appointment without notice
No, you won’t be needing any third-party app on your computer or phone to take the call. You’ll just need a laptop, desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone with a functioning videocam. Our video chat app is actually built right into our website.
Yes, one of our services includes medication management, where our licensed psychiatrists review existing prescriptions and check if it’s still right for you.