Quick Facts for Fort Lauderdale Patients
- Coverage area: Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Victoria Park, Wilton Manors, Coral Ridge, and greater Broward and Palm Beach County.
- Services: Psychiatric evaluation, medication management, ADHD evaluation, therapy (CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS).
- Providers: Anna Stouffer, PMHNP-BC (psychiatry) + our licensed therapy team.
- Format: HIPAA-secure video from anywhere in Florida. Same provider every visit.
- Insurance: 9 carriers in-network - Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, AARP, ChampVA, Humana.
- Appointments: Same-day / next-day availability.
- In-person option: Available at our Wesley Chapel office, about 3.5 hours from Fort Lauderdale.
Telehealth Services for Fort Lauderdale
Ascend Mind & Body is the integrated Florida practice that combines psychiatry, therapy, primary care, and ketamine therapy under one roof. For Fort Lauderdale patients, we offer our psychiatric care and therapy services via HIPAA-secure telehealth - the same licensed Florida providers who staff our Wesley Chapel clinic.
- Telehealth psychiatry - initial evaluations, medication management, ADHD assessment, and ongoing care for depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, and OCD.
- Telehealth therapy - individual, couples, and family sessions. CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS, and ERP modalities.
- Online medication management - 20–30 min follow-up visits for ongoing refills, dose adjustments, and side-effect monitoring.
- Ketamine consultation - initial consultation can happen via telehealth; infusions require in-person visits at our Wesley Chapel ketamine clinic.
Why Fort Lauderdale Patients Choose Ascend
Fort Lauderdale psychiatric waitlists are long, and most local practices are out-of-network or cash-only. We see Fort Lauderdale patients via Florida telehealth with 9 insurance plans in-network, and appointments are typically same-day or next-day. Ascend gives Fort Lauderdale patients four things most local options do not:
- Fast access. New psychiatric patients are often seen same-day or next-day. Florida’s industry average is 3 to 6 months.
- Real insurance coverage. Nine carriers in-network for psychiatry, not cash-only.
- Named providers. You see the same clinician every visit. Full bios on our provider page.
- Integrated care. Your psychiatrist and therapist share one chart. No faxing, no re-telling your story.
Fort Lauderdale patients are within reach of Broward Health Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital, downtown Fort Lauderdale, Las Olas, Port Everglades - but most of your care can happen from home, on your phone or laptop, in the times you can actually make work.
If You Prefer In Person
Our Wesley Chapel office is about 3.5 hours from Fort Lauderdale. You can do all routine care via telehealth and travel in for ketamine therapy or other in-person needs. Visit our Wesley Chapel location page for directions and hours.