WellStead Mental Health - Sarasota

Positioned along Cattlemen Road in Sarasota, this outpatient clinic operates within a clinician-led practice established in 1982, delivering psychiatric care for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, and behavioral conditions through scheduled in-person and telehealth appointments. Board-certified psychiatrists and licensed therapists conduct diagnostic evaluations, provide individual therapy, and manage medications based on ongoing clinical assessments and documented symptom patterns.

Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment Planning

Care begins with 60 to 90 minute psychiatric evaluations where providers assess symptoms, medical history, and prior treatment to establish a diagnosis and develop individualized plans. Treatment combines medication management with ongoing monitoring and individual therapy using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) used for treatment-resistant conditions.

Appointments, Monitoring, and Testing Flow

Following the treatment plan, patients attend therapy sessions, return for follow-up appointments to review medication response, and complete psychological testing such as ADHD or autism assessments across multiple sessions when indicated. Adolescents receive 1 to 2 hour evaluations with family involvement, while care continues through coordinated psychiatry and therapy appointments and telehealth visits when needed.