Geriatric Psychiatrist Wesley Chapel
A geriatric psychiatrist in Wesley Chapel for adults 60 and older. In-person at our Cashford Circle office, or HIPAA-secure telehealth from home. Real medication review, late-life depression and anxiety expertise, and a clinician who takes the full medication list seriously.
Real psychiatric care, for the years that matter.
Tell us what is going on. A care coordinator will get you scheduled (in-person at Wesley Chapel or by video), walk through your Medicare and self-pay options, and confirm a real next-available appointment.
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A care coordinator will reach out within one business day. If you would rather not wait, call (813) 670-3005.
Wesley Chapel: a fast-growing older-adult population, finally with local geriatric psychiatry
Wesley Chapel has changed in the last decade. The same growth that brought younger families to Watergrass, Seven Oaks, Meadow Pointe, and Two Rivers has also brought adult children moving aging parents into nearby villas, the Estancia at Wiregrass, and the active-adult communities off Bruce B Downs. Pasco County's 65-and-older population is one of the fastest-growing demographics in Tampa Bay, and pediatrically-trained psychiatry practices simply do not have the geriatric expertise these families need.
Our Wesley Chapel office on Cashford Circle is the in-person home for our geriatric psychiatry practice. Margot Krahn, PMHNP-BC sees adults 60 and older here, with the option to switch to telehealth follow-ups whenever it fits the family schedule. A spouse or adult child is welcome in the room.
What real geriatric psychiatric care actually looks like at Ascend
The first visit is sixty minutes and starts with the medication list. Bring everything: prescriptions, supplements, over-the-counter pills, and the patches. We are looking for drug interactions, drugs that can cause or worsen depression, and anything on the Beers list that we can taper safely with the primary care physician. Late-life depression frequently has a medication-list driver that has been missed.
After the medication review, we go through history: sleep, appetite, mood, recent losses, falls, energy, and what changed in the last six to twelve months. We do cognitive screening when indicated. We coordinate care with the primary care physician on any prescription changes. We avoid benzodiazepines when possible per Beers criteria. We take family input seriously.
Visiting the Wesley Chapel office
The office is at 27724 Cashford Circle, Suite 102, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544, off SR-54 near the Wiregrass corridor. Parking is on-site, level entry, and a short walk to the suite. For patients with mobility issues, we keep ground-floor accessibility in mind for every visit.
First visits run 60 minutes in person. Follow-ups can be in person or by HIPAA-secure video, whichever the patient prefers. Family members are welcome at every visit with the patient's consent. We work with Medicare-eligible patients on a self-pay basis and provide a superbill that many patients submit to Medicare for partial reimbursement. We do not currently bill Medicare directly for psychiatric services.
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 accept Medicare at the Wesley Chapel office?
We work with Medicare-eligible patients on a self-pay basis and provide a superbill that many patients submit to Medicare for partial reimbursement. We do not currently bill Medicare directly for psychiatric services. Call (813) 670-3005 and our team will walk through your specific reimbursement path before your first visit.
Can my adult child come with me to the appointment?
Yes, and we encourage it. With older adults, having a family member who knows the day-to-day in the room makes the evaluation significantly more accurate, and it makes follow-through on any medication changes much smoother.
How accessible is the Wesley Chapel office for someone with mobility issues?
Parking is on-site and at level entry. The suite is on the ground floor of the building, with a short walk from the parking to the office door. Patients using walkers or wheelchairs come in regularly.
My dad lives in an assisted living facility in Wesley Chapel. Can someone bring him in?
Yes. We work with several Wesley Chapel-area assisted-living communities whose staff bring residents in for psychiatric appointments. We can also do follow-up visits by telehealth from the facility's common-area video room when that is more practical.
Do you handle dementia diagnoses?
We screen for cognitive decline and treat the psychiatric symptoms that come with dementia (agitation, depression, sleep disturbance). For comprehensive dementia diagnostic workup, we refer to neurology or a memory-disorder clinic and coordinate care with the specialist.
Can I start in person and switch to telehealth later?
Yes, that is the most common pattern. Many Wesley Chapel patients do their initial 60-minute intake in person and then switch to a mix of telehealth and in-person follow-ups based on their schedule, transportation, and how they are feeling on a given week.
Real psychiatric care, for the years that matter.
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.