Quick Facts for Gainesville Patients
- Coverage area: Downtown Gainesville, Haile Plantation, Tioga, Jonesville, and greater Alachua and Marion 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 2 hours south of Gainesville via I-75.
Telehealth Services for Gainesville
Ascend Mind & Body is the integrated Florida practice that combines psychiatry, therapy, primary care, and ketamine therapy under one roof. For Gainesville 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 Gainesville Patients Choose Ascend
Gainesville has UF Health and a lot of university-adjacent mental health options, but outpatient adult psychiatry for working professionals outside the university system can still take months to access. We see Gainesville and greater Alachua County patients via Florida telehealth with 9 insurance plans in-network. Ascend gives Gainesville 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.
Gainesville patients are within reach of UF Health Shands, North Florida Regional Medical Center, University of Florida, downtown Gainesville - 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 2 hours south of Gainesville via I-75. 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.