Fort Worth, Texas
Medication Management 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. Psychiatric medication deserves an owner, not an autopilot. shrinkMD provides board certified medication management to Fort Worth by secure video, with follow up that happens on schedule and decisions driven by measured results.
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
Care built around Fort Worth
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
Stewardship, visit by visit
Good prescribing is a feedback loop. At each visit your clinician reviews your validated symptom scores, your side effects, and your sleep, then adjusts a single variable so cause and effect stay readable. While starting or changing medication that loop runs every two to four weeks; once you're doing well it relaxes to every one to three months.
Your full trial history, names, doses, durations, responses, lives in your chart from day one, so failed experiments never get repeated. Prescriptions go electronically to your pharmacy, monitoring labs are arranged through your local clinic when a medication requires them, and your primary care doctor stays in the loop with your permission. No controlled substances, stated plainly before you ever book.
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Care and next steps in Fort Worth
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
Can hospital and rail shift workers fit appointments?
Yes, rotations are scheduling inputs, with post shift and evening slots and the sleep disruption treated as part of the plan.
Will anyone know I am in treatment?
Only whoever you tell. No lot, no lobby, no insurance trail, by design.
Do you prescribe stimulants or benzodiazepines?
No, anywhere. We're upfront about it before you book, and skilled with the non controlled options the evidence supports.
How do labs work with a telehealth practice?
We coordinate orders through your local clinic or lab, lithium levels, metabolic panels, thyroid checks, and review results together. Telehealth changes the visit, not the monitoring standard.
Can you take over prescriptions from my previous provider?
Usually yes, for non controlled medications, after an evaluation and records review. Switching shouldn't mean starting over or missing a refill.
About Fort Worth
With more than 1 million people, the fifth-most-populous city in Texas, Fort Worth is a community we're glad to serve. It's a major North Texas city anchoring the western side of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. We care for working families, professionals, and newcomers drawn by the region's rapid growth.
Serving Fort Worth
Across Fort Worth, from the Trinity River trails, downtown, and Sundance Square, residents can meet a board-certified psychiatrist by secure video with shrinkMD. Fort Worth is a North Texas city known for its Old West heritage, so virtual care means no drive and no waiting room, just steady follow-up with one clinician.
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.
Helpful guides to read next
More from a trusted source: Mental health medications - MedlinePlus.
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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