Fort Worth, Texas
Anxiety Treatment in Fort Worth
Fort Worth handles its business, which is exactly how anxiety and depression survive here: managed privately through hospital shifts, rail schedules, and family dinners until managing stops working. The local psychiatric supply never matched a city this size, and driving to Dallas for a psychiatrist is, frankly, against the religion. When worry runs most days for months and starts steering decisions, that's a treatable condition. shrinkMD brings evidence based anxiety treatment to Fort Worth as soon as availability allows, by secure video.
Medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, board certified psychiatrist · Published June 7, 2026 · Last reviewed July 7, 2026 · Editorial policy
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Why shrinkMD
shrinkMD in Fort Worth, on your terms
The pragmatic option: board certified care by video from Fairmount, Keller, or Arlington, within days, with follow ups short enough for a lunch break and progress measured in numbers, not vibes.
No insurance billing keeps everything off employer plans and out of databases, fees are flat and published, and nobody sees your truck parked anywhere.
What's included
Anxiety care, done properly
Anxiety is a body event as much as a mind event, racing heart, tight chest, restless gut, thinned sleep, so treatment addresses both. After a full evaluation rules out the imitators, your plan combines what the evidence ranks first: SSRI or SNRI medication where indicated and cognitive behavioral work that interrupts the avoidance cycle keeping the alarm sensitive.
Expect visible movement in your scores within weeks, with follow ups every two to four weeks until the trend is unmistakable, then maintenance spacing. You'll have usable tools immediately, and a clinician who tracks results instead of assuming them. We're equally clear about what we won't do: no benzodiazepines, which trade an hour of relief for a stronger long term anxiety.
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Care and next steps in Fort Worth
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
Will anyone know I am in treatment?
Only whoever you tell. No lot, no lobby, no insurance trail, by design.
Is video psychiatry as solid as seeing someone in person?
Same board certification, same evaluations, same measured outcomes, minus the drive and the wait. For Tarrant County it is the upgrade, not the compromise.
Do you treat panic attacks specifically?
Yes. Panic disorder gets targeted care: medication that lowers the baseline plus breathing and interoceptive skills that take the terror out of the attacks themselves.
Can I do anxiety treatment alongside my current therapist?
Yes, and we encourage it. We handle evaluation and medication, coordinate with your therapist with your permission, and the combination outperforms either alone.
How fast does anxiety treatment start working?
Skills help immediately, and medication typically begins working within two to six weeks. We measure scores at every visit so progress is visible, not guessed.
About Fort Worth
Fort Worth is a major North Texas city anchoring the western side of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. It's home to more than 1 million people, the fifth-most-populous city in Texas. The people we see here include working families, professionals, and newcomers drawn by the region's rapid growth.
Serving Fort Worth
Fort Worth is a North Texas city known for its Old West heritage, and reaching a psychiatrist here shouldn't take a long drive. shrinkMD sees adults across Fort Worth by secure video, whether you're near the Cultural District, the Trinity River trails, and downtown. You keep the same clinician each visit, with no commute and no waiting room.
What it costs
Transparent, published pricing
Our self-pay prices are the same in every state where we practice. No insurance billing, and no surprise statement later.
| Service | Self-pay price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Initial evaluation | From $295 | A full 50 to 60 minute evaluation, diagnosis, and written plan. |
| Follow-up visits | $110 to $215 | Per visit, depending on length and complexity. Member rates are lower. |
| Membership (optional) | $49 per month | Priority scheduling, member rates, and the Unstuck and QuitScrolling apps. First month free. |
Your care team
Who you will see
Your care is delivered by shrinkMD clinicians, and you keep the same one over time. You meet by secure video with a clinician licensed in your state.
- Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, founder and board certified psychiatrist (ABPN), dual board certified in psychiatry and in sports and performance psychiatry.
- Matthew George, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, dual board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with more than two decades of clinical experience.
Related reading
More from a trusted source: Anxiety Disorders - National Institute of Mental Health.
Nearby areas
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Call 1-877-747-4656 now, appointments are available as soon as availability allows for Fort Worth residents, by secure video from home.
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