Online mental and behavioral health care with a doctor you choose

We at HealthTap understand that physical health is only one side of health and wellness — mental health plays an equally important role in how much people can engage in and enjoy their lives.

Our family medicine doctors and internal medicine doctors can help with mild depression symptoms, mild anxiety or mild obsessive-compulsive issues, including:

• Mild anxiety medications
• Mild depression medications
• Mild OCD medications
• Family issues
• Grief
• Seasonal depression
• Sexual performance issues (like trouble achieving orgasm or erectile dysfunction)
• Sleep difficulties (but HealthTap doctors do not prescribe controlled drugs)

After an appointment with one of HealthTap's online doctors in our primary care clinic, patients can check in with their clinician via text messaging and ask questions about their treatment plan.

Online mental health issues that our providers cannot treat or manage include ADD/ADHD, bipolar disorder, medical marijuana prescription, schizophrenia, suicidal ideation, formal behavioral counseling or talk-therapy. Our doctors also do not prescribe controlled drugs or anti-psychotic medications, which would need to be treated by psychiatry and are too complex for a primary care online program.

Like other telehealth services, the online mental health counseling sector has continued to expand. In-person therapy is no longer the standard — mental health counselors know that everyone's schedule and availability are different. Patient's needing online therapy can check their insurance plan's behavioral health network for a psychologist or psychiatrist to contact. HealthTap's family medicine and internal medicine doctors can talk with patients about their mental health issues but do not provide formal counseling or talk-therapy.

All healthcare is individual, and what helps someone improve their mental health will also be individualized. We at HealthTap believe addressing mental health requires a holistic approach — often combining the right medications and talk-therapy.

However, the first and most important step in improving mental health is seeking help. Many patients are surprised by what their health insurance covers and pricing can be far more accessible than people imagine (often just the price of a copay) — and taking steps to boost mental health can make a huge difference in people’s physical and emotional lives.