Adult psychiatric care for Fort Worth patients — in-person at our Southlake office a short drive away, or by secure Texas telehealth.
Fort Worth is the second city in DFW, but it has its own distinct rhythm — aviation and aerospace anchored by Lockheed and the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, energy and ranching legacies, a healthcare sector centered on the Medical District, and a downtown that has come back substantially in the last decade. The patients who reach out to us from Fort Worth often work shifts, drive long distances within Tarrant County, or balance demanding civilian-defense or healthcare jobs.
Fort Worth's slower pace relative to Dallas can be a real protective factor for mental health, but it is not a substitute for care when symptoms are getting in the way of work, sleep, or relationships.
Fort Worth's hospital landscape includes JPS Health Network, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Medical City Fort Worth, and Texas Health Southwest. Psychiatric capacity is reasonable, but waitlists for outpatient evaluations can be long.
SLS Psychiatry sits in nearby Southlake — about 25 miles from downtown Fort Worth — which means Fort Worth patients have an unusually flexible option: they can come into the Southlake office in person, or they can be seen entirely by secure Texas telehealth from home or work without losing time on I-820 or 121. Many Fort Worth patients use a mix — an in-person initial evaluation, then telehealth for follow-ups — and we accommodate that easily.
A telehealth visit is a secure video call. The licensure requirement is that you must be physically located in Texas at the time of the visit — that is true whether you are at home in TCU/West 7th, in a private office near the Stockyards, or working from a quiet space in Alliance. Initial evaluations are 60–75 minutes; follow-ups are typically 20–50.
Visits run in your browser; nothing to install. We do not prescribe controlled substances by telehealth without a careful evaluation, and we are direct about when an in-person visit at the Southlake office or a Fort Worth-based referral is the right move.
Common reasons Fort Worth patients reach out include adult depression, generalized anxiety and panic, adult ADHD, insomnia tied to shift work or chronic stress, perinatal and postpartum mood symptoms, and trauma-related symptoms — including in clinicians, first responders, and defense-industry workers.
We provide thoughtful psychiatric evaluation and medication management. We do not provide standalone ongoing therapy, and we will refer you to a Fort Worth-area therapist or higher-acuity service when that is what is actually needed. No medication is prescribed without a clinical evaluation, treatment recommendations are made only after clinical evaluation, and no specific medication is guaranteed. Telehealth visits require that you be physically located in Texas at the time of the visit.
Because Fort Worth patients have a real choice between coming into Southlake in person and being seen by secure telehealth, it helps to think through which fits your situation. In-person works well for an initial evaluation if you want to meet the provider face to face, and for any follow-up where something complex needs to be discussed in detail. Telehealth works well for stable medication management, for follow-ups during a busy work week, and for anyone whose schedule or commute would otherwise make consistent care hard to keep up.
Most Fort Worth patients end up using a mix. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 7 PM, by appointment only. The Southlake office is a roughly 25-mile drive from downtown Fort Worth, with usual rush-hour delays on I-820 and 121 — we recommend planning for about 45 minutes each way if you are driving in during peak traffic. Parking is free, and the office is wheelchair-accessible.
Sundance Square, TCU/West 7th, Near Southside, Camp Bowie, Alliance, Stockyards, Westover Hills, Arlington Heights
Yes. Our Southlake office is roughly 25 miles from downtown Fort Worth, and we see Fort Worth patients in person there as well as by secure telehealth.
We accept UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, and Aetna, which are commonly used across Tarrant County. See our insurance page for current details and self-pay options.
Yes. Many Fort Worth patients do an in-person initial evaluation in Southlake and then complete most follow-ups by secure telehealth, which works well for ongoing medication management when stable.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 7 PM. We accommodate non-traditional schedules where we can, and telehealth makes evening or end-of-shift appointments easier than driving to an office.