How can we help?
Using LiveHealth Online Psychiatry, you can meet with a board certified psychiatrist who can help you with things like: stress, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), medication management concerns, questions and more!
The cost of a LiveHealth Online Psychiatry visit is $190 for an initial consultation and $85 for a follow-up visit. Depending on your health plan coverage, the cost of an online visit may be covered.
Follow-up appointments can be made by the psychiatrist at the end of your visit. You can also schedule an appointment online or by calling 1-888-548-3432.
If you do not see LiveHealth Online Psychiatry when you log in, this means your employer has elected to not provide video psychiatry visits using LiveHealth Online Psychiatry. Employers who don’t offer video psychiatry visits as a covered benefit usually ask us to remove LiveHealth Online Psychiatry from the list of available practices because they provide behavioral health coverage through another company.
At this time, LiveHealth Online Psychiatry is for those age 18 and over.
The psychiatrists you see using LiveHealth Online can prescribe non-controlled medications. Prescriptions determined to be a “controlled substance” (as defined by the Controlled Substances Act under federal law) cannot be prescribed using LiveHealth Online.
It’s quick and easy to schedule an appointment you can schedule an appointment by phone or online. Just follow these steps:
From a computer:
- Login
- Select Mental Health
- Select LiveHealth Online Psychiatry
- Select whether this is your initial visit or a follow-up visit.
- Option to add visit details, emergency contact, and/or insurance information.
- To schedule an appointment based on a particular date, enter the preferred date as MM/DD/YYYY.
- To schedule an appointment by provider, select choose by provider.
- Next choose the provider and a date and time that works best for you to schedule your visit
- Login
- Select LiveHealth Online Psychiatry
- Select a date and time that works for you to see the available providers
- Select the provider you would like to see to schedule your appointment
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who has attended four years of medical school, one or two years of internship training, and more than three years of special training as a psychiatrist resident. The psychiatrists you see using LiveHealth Online can prescribe medication or help manage any medication you might be taking for a behavioral health condition.
A therapist is a mental health professional who has at least a master's degree in that field but does not need a Ph.D. or M.D. to practice therapy. Therapists provide talk therapy and do not diagnose patients or write prescriptions. Most therapists specialize in a certain field like family therapy, Marriage counseling, occupational therapy, educational therapy, etc.
If you are unsure of the type of behavioral health professional you should see, it may be best to first meet with a therapist or psychologist using LiveHealth Online Therapy.
If you are in crisis or have suicidal thoughts, it’s important that you seek help immediately. Please call 1-800-273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) or 911 and ask for help. If your issue is an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. LiveHealth Online does not offer emergency services.
No, online counseling is not appropriate for all behavioral health concerns. If you are in crisis or have suicidal thoughts, it’s important that you seek help immediately. Please call 1-800-273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) or 911 and ask for help. If your issue is an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. LiveHealth Online does not offer emergency services.
