Jacksonville, FL

Psychiatric care in Jacksonville

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

Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults across Duval County — no cross-town drive, no waiting room, no insurance.

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

Psychiatric care in Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville.
Not prescribed
Controlled substances. No stimulants for ADHD and no benzodiazepines.
The Main Street Bridge over the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville at sunset
The Main Street Bridge over the St. Johns River

In a city this large, the drive is the appointment

Jacksonville covers roughly 750 square miles — more ground than almost any other city in the country. A psychiatrist with an opening might be forty minutes away in traffic, each direction, once a month. For a twenty-minute medication check, that is most of a working day spent on I-95.

That arithmetic is what makes telehealth worth taking seriously here rather than treating it as a lesser option. The appointment itself is nearly all conversation; what you lose by doing it from your kitchen is the commute, the parking deck and the waiting room.

I’m Tyler Patten, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed in Florida. First visits are a full hour for $175, follow-ups are $65, and there’s usually an opening within the week.

What psychiatric care costs in Jacksonville without insurance

Florida psychiatry prices are famously hard to pin down before you’ve committed. These are the numbers, published on purpose.

VisitPrice
New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler$175
Follow-up visit — 20 minutes$65
Typical Jacksonville-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.

What medication management looks like here

Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, non-stimulant ADHD medications, and options for anxiety and sleep that aren’t habit-forming — started, adjusted, and reviewed properly rather than refilled indefinitely.

I don’t prescribe controlled substances. No stimulants, no benzodiazepines. Florida in particular has a lot of telehealth practices built around exactly that; this isn’t one of them.

If you moved to Jacksonville already on a prescription and have been getting refills from whoever would sign them, a proper reassessment is overdue. Sometimes the outcome is a taper, sometimes it’s changing nothing — but somebody should actually look.

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

Psychiatry in Jacksonville — common questions

Do you see patients outside Jacksonville?
Yes, anywhere in Florida — Duval County, the Beaches, Orange Park, St. Augustine, and the rest of the state. Telehealth makes the location irrelevant.
What does it cost without insurance?
$175 for the 60-minute first visit and $65 per 20-minute follow-up. Payment is collected after your appointment, not at booking, and a card is kept securely on file.
How long until I can be seen?
Most new patients get an appointment within a week. No referral needed.
Do you prescribe controlled substances?
No — none. Adult ADHD is treated with non-stimulant medications only.
Can I keep my current therapist?
Yes. Most of my patients keep the therapist they already trust; I manage the medication side alongside that work.
How much does a psychiatrist cost in Jacksonville without insurance?
At a private practice in the Jacksonville 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

Wherever you are in Florida — the Panhandle, the Gulf coast, the Keys, or the middle of Miami — the appointment comes to you:

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

Skip the drive across town

A full hour with a board-certified psychiatric provider, $175, from anywhere in Jacksonville.

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