Quick Facts for Sarasota Patients
- Coverage area: Downtown Sarasota, St. Armands, Lido Key, Siesta Key, and greater Sarasota and Manatee 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: In-network with major commercial and government plans for psychiatry; see /insurance/ for the current matrix.
- Appointments: Same-day / next-day availability.
- In-person option: Available at our Wesley Chapel office, about 90 minutes north of Sarasota via I-75.
Telehealth Services for Sarasota
Ascend Mind & Body is the integrated Florida practice that combines psychiatry, therapy, primary care, and ketamine therapy under one roof. For Sarasota 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; in-person subcutaneous ketamine sessions are required at our Wesley Chapel ketamine clinic.
Why Sarasota Patients Choose Ascend
Sarasota has a concentration of adults over 55 and a growing younger working population - both underserved by the available psychiatric capacity. Our Florida-licensed prescribers cover Sarasota via HIPAA-secure telehealth with Aetna, Cigna, UHC, and more in-network. Ascend gives Sarasota 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. Real in-network coverage for psychiatry, not cash-only.
- Named providers. You see the same clinician every visit. Full bios on our provider page.
- Integrated care. Your psychiatric prescriber and therapist share one chart. No faxing, no re-telling your story.
Sarasota patients are within reach of Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Doctors Hospital, St. Armands Circle, downtown Sarasota, Siesta Key - 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 90 minutes north of Sarasota 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.