Stillwell Psychiatry

Conditions · Depression & Mood

Depression Treatment in Florida (Online & Telehealth)

We provide depression treatment for adults across Florida through secure telehealth. Care may include a psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and psychotherapy depending on your needs — so you can get clear answers, a personalized plan, and start feeling more like yourself again.

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What it looks like

Depression doesn't always look like sadness

Sometimes it's a long, slow flatness. Sometimes it's irritability you keep apologizing for. Sometimes it's a specific moment in life — postpartum, a hormonal shift, a stretch of grief — that hasn't lifted on its own. All of these are reasons to book. A psychiatric evaluation can help clarify what's going on and guide the right next steps for your care.

  • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

    Stretches of low mood, low energy, lost interest, sleep changes, and a heavy sense of being checked out from your own life — for weeks or months at a time.

  • Persistent Depressive Disorder

    A lower-grade depression that doesn't fully lift — flat, tired, joyless — that's been part of you for years, sometimes long enough to feel like just how you are.

  • Postpartum Depression

    Depression in the weeks or months after giving birth — sadness, tearfulness, intrusive thoughts, or numbness toward the baby — that goes beyond the typical baby blues.

  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

    Severe mood changes, irritability, hopelessness, or rage in the days before your period that lift soon after it starts — month after month.

  • Mood Instability

    Quick shifts in mood that don't quite line up with what's happening around you, leaving you wondering if your reactions are out of proportion.

  • Irritability & Emotional Dysregulation

    Feeling like the volume on your emotions is stuck too high — short fuses, big reactions, and a hard time coming back down.

How we treat it

How we approach depression care

Depression treatment begins with a 60-minute psychiatric evaluation conducted through secure telehealth. It's a real conversation about how long this has been going on, what it's costing you, and what's already been tried. The plan that comes out of it is built around your life, not a checklist.

For most depressive and mood disorders, treatment combines medication management (most often an SSRI or SNRI, with PMDD-specific or postpartum-appropriate options when relevant) with psychotherapy that uses CBT-informed and behavioral-activation strategies — small, doable changes that build momentum.

Follow-ups are close together early on — every 4–6 weeks — so dosing, side effects, and what's actually shifting in your day-to-day stay in the conversation. Once you're stable, visits move to every 8–12 weeks. The plan is yours and it's allowed to change.

Why Stillwell

Why patients choose Stillwell for depression treatment

  • Board-certified psychiatric care
  • Personalized treatment plans (not one-size-fits-all)
  • Medication and therapy options in one place
  • Secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth
  • Appointments available within days

Depression FAQ

Common questions about depression care

Do you treat postpartum depression and PMDD specifically?

Yes — both. Postpartum depression and PMDD are treated as their own clinical pictures, not folded into general depression. Care includes evaluation, medication options that are appropriate for your stage of life (including breastfeeding), and supportive therapy.

What if I've tried antidepressants before and they didn't work?

That's common, and it's a useful starting point — not a dead end. The first visit covers what you've tried, at what dose, for how long, and why it stopped. From there we look at switching classes, augmenting, or building a plan that leans more on therapy and lifestyle pieces if medication isn't the right primary tool for you.

Will I have to be on medication forever?

Not necessarily. Many patients use medication for a defined period — months to a couple of years — while building skills and stability, then taper off with a plan. Others choose to stay on a maintenance dose long-term because it works. Both are valid; it's your call, with our input.

How quickly can I be seen?

Usually within days, not weeks. Booking goes through Zocdoc, which shows real-time availability and your verified copay before you confirm.

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