---
type: Service
title: Telehealth
description: Secure video visits with CARMAhealth psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners for patients in Texas and Florida, including remote prescribing.
resource: https://carmahealth.com/services/telehealth
tags: [carmahealth, service, telehealth, telepsychiatry, video-visits]
timestamp: 2026-07-08T20:00:00Z
---

# Telehealth

## Overview

[CARMAhealth](../carmahealth.md) offers psychiatric care by secure video for patients anywhere in Texas or Florida, led by board-certified psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners licensed in each state. Per the site, telehealth visits follow the same clinical process as in-person appointments: symptom review, treatment planning, prescribing or adjusting medications, and follow-up. Services deliverable remotely include [psychiatric evaluations](./psychiatric-evaluation.md), [medication management](./medication-management.md), [medication-assisted treatment](./medication-assisted-treatment.md), and follow-up care; the services overview page states all service lines are available virtually. Treatments requiring in-person delivery, such as [TMS therapy](./tms-therapy.md) or [ketamine therapy](./ketamine-therapy.md), are handled by referral to the Austin or Dripping Springs locations.

## How it works (as described by the provider)

1. **Schedule** — by phone ((512) 212-4670 in Texas, (754) 800-6301 in Florida) or the patient portal; the team confirms insurance and sends a video link.
2. **Prepare** — a quiet private space, stable internet, and a device with camera and microphone; the platform is described as HIPAA-compliant, accessed through the patient portal.
3. **Visit** — the practitioner covers symptoms, treatment goals, and the medication plan by video.
4. **Continue care** — prescriptions are sent electronically to the pharmacy; follow-ups can be telehealth or in person.

Prescribing: the site states practitioners can prescribe and manage psychiatric medications, including controlled substances, via telehealth — citing federal prescribing flexibilities in effect through December 2026 and Texas law supporting remote prescribing for mental health care — and that practitioners consult the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program as required.

## Conditions addressed

The page names remote management of [depression](../conditions/depression.md), [anxiety](../conditions/anxiety.md), [PTSD](../conditions/ptsd.md), and [ADHD](../conditions/adhd.md) among diagnoses where cited research finds telehealth outcomes comparable to in-person care.

## Availability & locations

Texas and Florida only (state licensure basis). In-person referral sites: [Austin, TX](../locations/austin-tx.md) and [Dripping Springs, TX](../locations/dripping-springs-tx.md); the [Coral Springs, FL](../locations/coral-springs-fl.md) location anchors Florida operations per the bundle's location concepts.

## Insurance & payment

The site states Texas law requires health plans to cover telehealth on the same basis as in-person visits, and that CARMAhealth accepts 15+ insurance plans including Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, United Healthcare, and Humana.

## Claims noted

- The site cites the American Psychiatric Association as recognizing telepsychiatry as equivalent to in-person care in diagnostic accuracy, treatment effectiveness, and patient satisfaction.
- The site cites research in the National Library of Medicine finding telehealth psychiatric outcomes comparable to face-to-face visits across depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD.
- The site cites HHS support for telehealth as a means of expanding access to mental health services.

## Sources

- Canonical page: https://carmahealth.com/services/telehealth
- Machine-readable mirror: https://mr.carmahealth.com/services/telehealth
- Retrieved 2026-07-08.