Online mental and behavioral health care with a doctor you choose

Mental health is multi-faceted, involving emotional, psychological, and social components of a person's well-being. When people talk about the level of someone's mental health, they're referring to how well they can cope with life's stressors.

At HealthTap, we believe a poor level of mental health can impact a person's coping skills and physical health. Our clinicians have routine mental health training to manage mild, common mental health concerns seen by family medicine doctors.

Some online mental health services help with medication management, but mental health issues often require a more specialized form of care such as in-person counseling or talk-therapy, that is beyond the scope of our primary care clinic.

We at HealthTap understand that physical health is only one side of health and wellness — mental health plays an equally important role in how much people can engage in and enjoy their lives.

Our family medicine doctors and internal medicine doctors can help with mild depression symptoms, mild anxiety or mild obsessive-compulsive issues, including:

• Mild anxiety medications
• Mild depression medications
• Mild OCD medications
• Family issues
• Grief
• Seasonal depression
• Sexual performance issues (like trouble achieving orgasm or erectile dysfunction)
• Sleep difficulties (but HealthTap doctors do not prescribe controlled drugs)

After an appointment with one of HealthTap's online doctors in our primary care clinic, patients can check in with their clinician via text messaging and ask questions about their treatment plan.

Online mental health issues that our providers cannot treat or manage include ADD/ADHD, bipolar disorder, medical marijuana prescription, schizophrenia, suicidal ideation, formal behavioral counseling or talk-therapy. Our doctors also do not prescribe controlled drugs or anti-psychotic medications, which would need to be treated by psychiatry and are too complex for a primary care online program.

All healthcare is individual, and what helps someone improve their mental health will also be individualized. We at HealthTap believe addressing mental health requires a holistic approach — often combining the right medications and talk-therapy.

However, the first and most important step in improving mental health is seeking help. Many patients are surprised by what their health insurance covers and pricing can be far more accessible than people imagine (often just the price of a copay) — and taking steps to boost mental health can make a huge difference in people's physical and emotional lives.