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Follow-Up Psychiatry Appointments & Brief Counseling in Texas
Ongoing mental health care doesn’t end after your first visit — that’s where it starts. At Adoration, we offer follow-up psychiatric sessions and brief counseling appointments to help you stay on track, adjust your treatment plan, and address new or changing concerns as they arise. These sessions are available online across Texas and are designed for convenience, clarity, and real continuity of care.
What Are Brief Counseling and Follow-Up Sessions?
These sessions are shorter, focused appointments for established patients who’ve already completed an initial psychiatric evaluation. Follow-ups allow us to check in on how your treatment is progressing — including medication response, symptom changes, and any life updates that may affect your mental health. We also use these visits to adjust medications if needed, answer questions, or address any side effects or challenges.
Brief counseling support is also offered during these sessions. While it’s not the same as long-term psychotherapy, it provides space to discuss emotional triggers, coping strategies, stress, or decision-making in a supportive and clinically informed setting. Each visit is personalized and structured around what you need most that day.
Ongoing Psychiatric Care Available Across Texas
We provide follow-up sessions through secure, HIPAA-compliant video appointments for patients across Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, San Marcos, and anywhere else in Texas. These check-ins are typically 20–30 minutes and available on a flexible schedule. Our goal is to make it easy to stay engaged in your care without long wait times, office visits, or scheduling headaches.
Whether you're following up after a recent diagnosis, adjusting medication, or just needing a check-in, these sessions help ensure your care stays connected to your current reality.
Why Are Follow-Up Sessions Important?
Mental health symptoms often change over time — and effective treatment should change with them. Follow-up sessions help us track your progress, monitor medication effectiveness, and make small adjustments that prevent bigger issues down the road. They also create space for honest conversation, accountability, and personal support when life gets stressful.
These sessions are an essential part of long-term mental health care. Instead of waiting until something goes wrong, we use these appointments to keep things stable — and to respond early if new symptoms emerge.
Common Reasons Patients Book Follow-Up Appointments
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Reviewing and adjusting psychiatric medications
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Addressing new or returning symptoms
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Checking in on treatment progress
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Managing side effects or questions about medication
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Brief, supportive counseling for recent stressors
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Following up on documentation or care planning
Each session is focused, efficient, and tailored to your needs as an established patient. You won’t have to re-explain your history — we already know you.
Why Texas Patients Stay With Adoration for Ongoing Care
We don’t disappear after your first appointment — we stay involved. Dr. Kelly Richardson, DNP, PMHNP-BC, provides clear, responsive follow-up care rooted in real clinical experience. You’ll get straightforward answers, professional guidance, and personalized adjustments based on how you're actually doing — not just how things look on paper.
And because our appointments are available online statewide, staying consistent with your care is easier than ever. Patients across Texas choose Adoration because we treat follow-up care like the priority it is — not an afterthought.
Schedule a Follow-Up Session Today
If you’re an established patient at Adoration, you can schedule a follow-up appointment online anytime. Whether you need to adjust medication, check in about new symptoms, or just talk something through, we’re here when you need us. We serve patients in Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, San Marcos, and statewide through flexible online care — with no waiting room required.
Learn More From the Blog
Wondering how often you should check in with your psychiatric provider? Our blog shares practical advice on follow-up timing, how to tell if your meds are working, and the difference between counseling and therapy. It’s a great place to get answers between appointments.