Child Psychiatrist Wesley Chapel
A child psychiatrist in Wesley Chapel for ages 5 to 17, in person at our Cashford Circle office or by HIPAA-secure telehealth across Florida. Same-week intake, real 60-minute evaluations, and the same provider every visit.
Help for your kid, this week.
Tell us what is going on. A care coordinator will get you on the schedule at our Wesley Chapel office (or by video), usually within one business day.
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A care coordinator will reach out within one business day. If you would rather not wait, call (813) 670-3005.
Pediatric psychiatry, anchored in Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel is the home office. Our Cashford Circle suite is where Margot Krahn, PMHNP-BC sees families in person, and where every first-time stimulant ADHD evaluation has to happen per Florida law. The neighborhood has grown fast: Wiregrass, Seven Oaks, Meadow Pointe, Watergrass, and the newer Two Rivers builds have brought a wave of young families into north Pasco, and the local school districts (especially the Wesley Chapel and Wiregrass Ranch K-12 cluster) keep referring parents who want pediatric psychiatry without driving into Tampa.
We know the local school landscape well enough to write useful 504 and IEP support letters when they help. We coordinate with school counselors at Sand Pine, Double Branch, John Long, Wiregrass Ranch, and Cypress Creek when a parent asks. We are not the school's clinician, but we will not leave a family stranded on the paperwork either.
Why Wesley Chapel parents pick Ascend for pediatric psychiatry
Three things, in the order parents bring them up. First: same-week intake, instead of the three-to-six month waits at most pediatric psychiatry practices in Pasco and north Tampa. Second: 60-minute first visits with the parent in the room, not a 15-minute med-check. Third: the same provider every visit. You're not getting a rotating cast of clinicians who have to re-read the chart each time.
The other piece we hear from Wesley Chapel families: we collaborate with our own talk therapy team in-house. So if your kid needs medication management plus therapy, the two clinicians actually communicate about progress instead of practicing in two unrelated offices.
Getting to the Wesley Chapel office (and what to expect)
The office is at 27724 Cashford Circle, Suite 102, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544, off SR-54 near the Wiregrass corridor. Parking is on-site. From most of north Pasco and Wiregrass, the drive is 10-20 minutes. From Land O Lakes it is about 15 minutes; from Lutz, 15-20; from New Tampa, 15-25 depending on time of day.
First visits run 60 minutes. Bring the child, the parent or guardian, any prior school evaluations or psychological testing reports, and the medication list. We see kids ages 5 to 17. After the initial in-person visit, most follow-up visits can be done by telehealth if that's easier on the family schedule. Stimulant ADHD prescriptions require continued periodic in-person check-ins per Florida controlled-substance rules.
Margot Krahn, PMHNP-BC
Board-certified Florida-licensed psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Lifespan-trained, which means her formal training covers child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric psychiatric care. She sees patients in person at our Wesley Chapel office and across Florida via HIPAA-secure telehealth.
Margot believes the first visit is for listening. Sixty minutes, the medication list out on the table, the family in the room when it helps. The treatment plan comes from what she actually learns about you, not from what fits a template.
Read Margot's full bioFrequently Asked Questions
Do you have evening or after-school appointments in Wesley Chapel?
Yes. Our latest weekday slots are typically in the late afternoon, and we hold a handful of slots specifically for kids after school. Call (813) 670-3005 and ask. If we can't get your family into an after-school slot in the same week, we can usually start with a telehealth visit and switch to in-person after.
My kid goes to a Wesley Chapel school. Will you write a 504 or IEP letter?
When it is clinically appropriate, yes. We provide letters that document a diagnosis and recommended accommodations. We do not advocate as the school's clinician, but we will give the family a clear, defensible letter that school counselors at Wesley Chapel-area schools will recognize.
How far in advance do I need to book a first visit?
Typically one to two weeks for a Wesley Chapel in-person intake; one business day for a telehealth intake. We hold a few same-week in-person slots back specifically for urgent pediatric cases.
Do you take Florida Medicaid for kids?
Yes. We are in-network with Florida Medicaid for child and adolescent psychiatry. We verify your specific Medicaid plan and the child's eligibility before the first visit.
Will my child see the same provider every time?
Yes. Your child sees Margot Krahn, PMHNP-BC, for evaluation and follow-up. We don't rotate kids between providers.
What if we need talk therapy too?
We coordinate in-house. Your child can see one of our Wesley Chapel talk therapists for weekly sessions while Margot manages medication, and the two clinicians communicate directly about progress.
Help for your kid, this week.
Same-week intake, real 60-minute first visits, and the same provider every time. Call us or send the form at the top of the page; a care coordinator will get back to you within one business day.