Tampa, FL

Psychiatric care in Tampa

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

Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults in the Tampa Bay area — without crossing the bay for twenty minutes.

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

Psychiatric care in Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa.
Not prescribed
Controlled substances. No stimulants for ADHD and no benzodiazepines.
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Downtown Tampa at night

A metro built around bridges and traffic

Tampa Bay is one enormous, low-density metropolitan area stitched together by causeways and interstates. The psychiatric practice with an opening is frequently on the other side of a bridge, and a monthly twenty-minute medication check becomes a two-hour errand.

The region has also grown faster than its behavioural health capacity, so the appointment on the far side of that bridge is often months out to begin with.

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

What psychiatric care costs in Tampa without insurance

Flat published pricing, cash-pay, with nothing charged at booking.

VisitPrice
New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler$175
Follow-up visit — 20 minutes$65
Typical Tampa-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 ongoing care looks like

A full hour to begin, then twenty-minute follow-ups often enough to adjust a medication properly rather than only when something goes wrong.

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.

Where a prescription has quietly been renewing for years without review, that reassessment is the visit — and sometimes the right answer is to change nothing.

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

Psychiatry in Tampa — common questions

Do you see people in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Brandon?
Yes, and anywhere else in Florida. There’s no bridge to cross for a video appointment.
What does it cost without insurance?
$175 for the 60-minute first visit and $65 for each 20-minute follow-up.
How fast can I be seen?
Usually within a week, with no referral required.
Can I keep my current therapist?
Yes, and most patients do. I manage the medication side alongside their work.
Do you prescribe controlled substances?
No — none.
How much does a psychiatrist cost in Tampa without insurance?
At a private practice in the Tampa 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

Tampa Bay and the rest of Florida:

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

No bridge, no waiting room

A full hour for $175, from anywhere in Tampa.

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