Online Psychiatrist in St. Petersburg, Florida | Telehealth Psychiatry

Getting from Downtown St. Pete or Kenwood to a Tampa psychiatrist still means the Howard Frankland or the Gandy, a gamble most people lose during rush hour. Pinellas waitlists are not shorter just because the city feels walkable. Snell Isle, Gulfport, and Pinellas Park patients often wait weeks for a new-patient slot at local groups, then skip the visit when a Tropicana Field event or beach traffic locks 34th Street. New Age Psychiatry treats St. Petersburg adults by telehealth from our Fort Lauderdale home base so you can keep the appointment even when the bay bridges are a parking lot.

Key Takeaways

• St. Petersburg psychiatric care with us is virtual. You do not drive to Tampa or Downtown St. Pete for a med check.
• Adults are evaluated for ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, insomnia, panic, and binge-eating concerns.
• We are not a Central Avenue clinic. Fort Lauderdale is home base; Florida telehealth is how we see Pinellas.
• Same-week openings help when local psychiatrists are booked through the next month.
• Specialty pages: adult ADHD and low-dose ketamine.

Bay Bridges, Pinellas Waitlists, and Why St. Pete Patients Choose Video

St. Petersburg’s arts scene and waterfront density hide a simple access problem: too few outpatient psychiatric clinicians for the mix of young professionals, service workers, and older adults who live here. Crossing to Tampa for a “better” waitlist often is not better; it is just a longer drive. People in Gulfport or on the south side cancel when parking near the waterfront is a circus. Symptoms do not cancel with them.

An online psychiatrist St. Petersburg visit happens in your Kenwood bungalow, a quiet room in a Downtown loft, or a parked hour after a shift in Pinellas Park. Hilary Ortega, PMHNP-BC, and Michael Lo, PMHNP-BC FNP-C, provide the same evaluation you would get in an office: history, diagnosis, medication decisions, follow-up. The bridge is optional.

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What We Treat for Pinellas Adults

• Anxiety and depression — including the version that looks like “I’m fine at the Saturday Market and falling apart by Tuesday.”
• Adult ADHD — late diagnosis in people who thrived in flexible creative work until a corporate job or a kid’s school schedule exposed the gaps. See our Florida ADHD guide.
• PTSD — storms, accidents, medical trauma, or earlier abuse. We often recommend concurrent trauma therapy.
• OCD, insomnia, panic, binge-eating concerns — diagnosed and managed with a plan you can keep without crossing the bay.

Outpatient telehealth only. Crisis care belongs in an emergency department, not a video follow-up.

How Online Psychiatry Works From St. Petersburg

1. Book on book-now or the portal.
2. Complete intake. Be in Florida. Use headphones if walls are thin in a Downtown building.
3. Meet your clinician on video for a full psychiatric evaluation.
4. Send prescriptions to a St. Pete, Gulfport, or Pinellas Park pharmacy.
5. Follow up remotely so the next visit is not hostage to Gandy traffic.

561-713-2788 text or call · 877-769-5206 · hilaryortega@newagepsychiatry.care · Monday–Friday 9–5pm.

ADHD and Ketamine Specialty Care for St. Pete Patients

Creative and hospitality workers here often mask ADHD for years. We evaluate adults with a clinical interview and manage medication when it is indicated: adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment in Florida.

If you have cycled through antidepressants without relief, ask about ketamine. Education first: low-dose ketamine in Florida and the 2026 therapeutic-uses guide. Screening is required. This is not a Central Avenue infusion lounge we operate; it is supervised telehealth psychiatry when you qualify.

Frequently Asked Questions

I work nights on the waterfront. Can I still be seen?

Appointments run Monday–Friday 9–5pm Eastern. If that window can fit a protected hour—before a shift or after sleep—we can work. We cannot offer midnight visits.

Do you see people in Gulfport, Lealman, or Pinellas Park?

Yes. This page targets St. Petersburg searches. Eligibility is Florida + in-state at the visit. Pinellas County is fully in range.

Will I ever need to go to Fort Lauderdale?

Not for routine telehealth psychiatry. Home base is administrative and clinical headquarters, not a requirement that Pinellas patients fly south.

Start at book-now or the patient portal. New Age Psychiatry · virtual appointments throughout Florida · 561-713-2788 · 877-769-5206 · hilaryortega@newagepsychiatry.care · Monday–Friday 9–5pm.