Cape Coral, FL

Psychiatric care in Cape Coral

Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC — board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed in Florida

Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults in Lee County — without the bridge to Fort Myers for every appointment.

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$175New patient, 60 min
$65Follow-up, 20 min
DaysNot months, to be seen
NoneReferral needed

Psychiatric care in Cape Coral at a glance

New patient visit
$175 for a 60-minute evaluation.
Follow-up visit
$65 for 20 minutes.
Insurance
Not accepted. This is a cash-pay practice. Payment is collected after the appointment, not at booking.
Wait to be seen
Most new patients in Cape Coral are seen within one week. No referral is required.
Provider
Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
Licensed in
Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Florida. Adults 18 and over only.
Appointments
Telehealth only, by secure video. There is no physical office in Cape Coral.
Not prescribed
Controlled substances. No stimulants for ADHD and no benzodiazepines.
An aerial view of a canal-lined Florida community meeting open water
Canal country, southwest Florida

A very large city with almost no specialists in it

Cape Coral is one of the largest cities in Florida by land area and one of the most residential. Nearly all of the region’s specialty medicine sits across the river in Fort Myers, so a psychiatric appointment usually means a bridge, traffic and most of a morning.

In season, that traffic roughly doubles. A twenty-minute follow-up that costs two hours in the car is a follow-up that eventually stops happening — and follow-up is where psychiatric medication actually gets right.

I’m Tyler Patten, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed in Florida. Video appointments: $175 for a full hour, $65 for follow-ups, usually available within the week.

What psychiatric care costs in Cape Coral without insurance

Flat published pricing, cash-pay, charged after the appointment.

VisitPrice
New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler$175
Follow-up visit — 20 minutes$65
Typical Cape Coral-area private psychiatrist, first visit, out of pocket$250–$500
Typical follow-up, out of pocket$100–$250

Payment is collected after your appointment, not when you book. A valid card is kept securely on file and charged once the visit is complete. No insurance is billed, so there is no deductible to meet and no surprise bill weeks later.

Continuity without the bridge

Twenty-minute follow-ups by video every one to three months are something people keep, which is the entire point — a medication plan only works if somebody is still watching it in month six.

I don’t prescribe controlled substances — no stimulants, no benzodiazepines. Florida has a great many telehealth practices built around exactly that; this isn’t one of them.

Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, non-stimulant ADHD medication and non-habit-forming options for anxiety and sleep, with real attention to what could come off.

DepressionAnxietyPanic attacksOCDMood disordersAdult ADHD (non-stimulant)Medication reviewsAntidepressant tapering

Psychiatry in Cape Coral — common questions

Do I have to cross to Fort Myers?
No. Every appointment is by video from Cape Coral, Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres or anywhere else in Florida.
Do you take Medicare?
No insurance is billed, including Medicare. Visits are cash-pay at $175 and $65.
How often are follow-ups?
Usually every one to three months once you’re stable, more often while a medication is being adjusted.
How fast can I get in?
Most new patients are seen within a week.
Do you prescribe controlled substances?
No.
How much does a psychiatrist cost in Cape Coral without insurance?
At a private practice in the Cape Coral area, a first psychiatric evaluation paid out of pocket commonly runs $250 to $500, and follow-ups $100 to $250. At Affordable Psych it is a flat $175 for the 60-minute first visit and $65 for each 20-minute follow-up, with no insurance billed and nothing charged at the time of booking.

Also serving the rest of Florida

Southwest Florida and the rest of the state:

See the full Florida page for statewide pricing, licensing and FAQs.

No bridge, no season traffic

A full hour for $175, from anywhere in Cape Coral.

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