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Online psychiatrist in Connecticut

Medically reviewed by Bruce Bassi, MD — Updated October 2026

Connecticut adults can see a psychiatric provider by secure telehealth video, from Hartford to the shoreline, for evaluations and medication management. We're in-network with Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare/Optum, and we accept Medicare.

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Licensed providers in Connecticut In-network with major insurers

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providers licensed in Connecticut

Accepted in Connecticut

Plans accepted in Connecticut: Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Optum and Medicare. Self-pay rates are available too.

Care for Connecticut residents

Specialist care, wherever you are in Connecticut

From Hartford to New London, every visit is online with a provider licensed in Connecticut — no long waitlists and no driving across the state. Whether you live in a major city or a rural town in Litchfield County, you get secure, accessible psychiatric care right on your screen.

Licensed in Connecticut

Every provider holds a Connecticut license issued by the state Department of Public Health — you can look any of us up on the state's eLicense system — and is trained in evidence-based psychiatric care.

Covered by Connecticut plans

Connecticut requires health insurance policies issued in the state to cover telehealth on the same terms as an office visit. We're in-network with Aetna, Anthem and UnitedHealthcare/Optum, accept Medicare, and verify your benefits before your first visit.

Seen within the week

No long waitlists — most new Connecticut patients meet their provider within a week, with evening appointments available.

How it works

Getting started in Connecticut

STEP 01

Request & complete intake

Submit the secure appointment request form, then finish your intake online and log into the patient portal to schedule.

STEP 02

Meet your Connecticut provider

Connect by secure, HIPAA-compliant video with a provider licensed in Connecticut and build a treatment plan together.

STEP 03

Stay connected

Follow your plan with virtual follow-ups, medication monitoring, and secure messaging between visits.

What we treat in Connecticut

From everyday struggles to complex diagnoses

Depression

Anxiety & panic

Bipolar disorder

PTSD & trauma

ADHD (non-stimulant)

Substance use

Sleep difficulties

Dual diagnosis

Dr. Bruce Bassi, founder and Medical Director of TelepsychHealth

Your Connecticut care team

Providers licensed to care for you in Connecticut

Your Connecticut care is led by Bruce Bassi, MD, MS, our founder and Medical Director, who is board-certified in general and addiction psychiatry, alongside psychiatric physician assistant Wes Mills, PA-C. Our team conducts comprehensive evaluations, prescribes and adjusts non-controlled medications when clinically appropriate, and follows up closely by video — the same professionalism and empathy you'd expect in a clinic, delivered from the comfort of home.

Board-certified psychiatrist Psychiatric physician assistant

Telehealth policy

Connecticut telehealth policy milestones

Notable telehealth and mental-health policy milestones in Connecticut — how access to online psychiatric care has expanded for residents here.

2020 HB 6001 (2020) temporarily allowed out-of-state telehealth providers 2018 2018 S.B. 302 expanded CT telemedicine prescribing for psychiatric and SUD care 2015 Connecticut requires insurance parity for telehealth 2015 State defines telehealth standards for diagnosis and treatment

2020

HB 6001 (2020) temporarily allowed out-of-state telehealth providers

Connecticut's HB 6001, enacted in the July 2020 special session (Public Act 20-2), temporarily allowed clinicians licensed in another U.S. state, territory, or D.C. to provide telehealth in Connecticut if authorized by the Department of Public Health and carrying appropriate malpractice insurance. Those emergency provisions expired March 15, 2021, though the legislature continued and extended similar telehealth flexibilities in later acts, broadening access to virtual psychiatric care.

Connecticut Office of Legislative Research (OLR Report 2021-R-0198)

2018

2018 S.B. 302 expanded CT telemedicine prescribing for psychiatric and SUD care

Connecticut's S.B. 302 (Public Act 18-148, 2018) lets telehealth providers prescribe Schedule II and III controlled substances other than opioid drugs by telemedicine for patients with a psychiatric disability or substance use disorder, including medication-assisted treatment. Now codified at CGS § 19a-906, the law broadened access to remote psychiatric and addiction treatment.

Connecticut General Assembly

2015

Connecticut requires insurance parity for telehealth

Under Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 38a-499a, individual health insurance policies must cover care delivered through telehealth to the same extent they cover the same care provided in person, subject to the same terms and conditions. A service cannot be excluded from coverage solely because it was delivered by telehealth rather than face-to-face, which supports coverage for virtual psychiatric care.

Connecticut General Statutes § 38a-499a

2015

State defines telehealth standards for diagnosis and treatment

Connecticut law defines telehealth as delivering care through synchronous (real-time) video interactions, asynchronous store-and-forward transfers, or remote patient monitoring for the diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and care management of a patient's physical and mental health. Facsimile, texting, and email don't qualify, keeping virtual psychiatric care held to a clear standard.

Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-906

Connecticut FAQ

Questions from Connecticut patients

Can I see a psychiatrist online in Connecticut?

Yes. TelepsychHealth sees Connecticut adults entirely by secure telehealth video for psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis and medication management, with no office visit needed. Care is led by our Medical Director, Bruce Bassi, MD, who is board-certified in general and addiction psychiatry, and Wes Mills, PA-C, a psychiatric physician assistant, is accepting new patients in Connecticut. We're in-network with Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare/Optum, and we accept Medicare.

What insurance do you accept in Connecticut?

In Connecticut we're in-network with Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare/Optum Behavioral Health, and we accept Medicare. Before your first appointment we check your plan's mental health benefits so you'll know what to expect. With another plan, or no insurance, you can see us at our self-pay rates.Accepted insurance by state →

Do you accept Medicare in Connecticut?

Yes. Connecticut patients with Medicare can see our team for psychiatric evaluations and medication management by secure video from home, and TelepsychHealth accepts Medicare for those visits. On a Medicare Advantage plan? Give us the plan name when you request an appointment and we'll check it before your first visit.

Do you offer therapy in Connecticut?

Therapy isn't part of our Connecticut care. Our Connecticut providers handle psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis and medication management by secure video; TelepsychHealth's therapists see only people located in Illinois, Texas or Florida.Request a psychiatric evaluation →

Is there a psychiatrist in Hartford who does video appointments and takes insurance?

Yes. We have no Hartford office — every visit is by secure video — so you can meet a Connecticut-licensed provider from home or a private room at work anywhere in Greater Hartford, from downtown, Asylum Hill and the West End to West Hartford, East Hartford, Wethersfield and Bloomfield. We take the same coverage in the Hartford area as statewide: Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare/Optum and Medicare. Most new patients in Connecticut see psychiatric physician assistant Wes Mills, PA-C, on a team led by board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Bassi.

Does insurance cover telehealth psychiatry in Connecticut?

If your health insurance policy was issued in Connecticut, yes: state law requires individual and group policies to cover care delivered by telehealth to the same extent as the same care in person, under the same terms (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 38a-499a and 38a-526a). Self-funded employer plans aren't bound by those state laws, so we verify your specific benefits before your first visit either way.

Do you accept HUSKY Health (Connecticut Medicaid)?

No. We don't accept HUSKY Health, Connecticut's Medicaid and CHIP program, under any of its plans (HUSKY A, B, C or D). In Connecticut you can see us with the commercial plans named on this page, with Medicare, or at our self-pay rates. For Medicaid, we take only straight fee-for-service New York Medicaid, never Medicaid managed care plans, and only for patients located in New York.

Do I need to be in Connecticut during my video visit?

Yes. Our providers are licensed to treat you while you're physically in Connecticut, so you need to be in the state for each visit — at home, at work or anywhere else private. Massachusetts and Rhode Island aren't among the states we serve, so if you work across the line there, plan your visits for times you're back in Connecticut.

How soon can I see a psychiatrist online in Connecticut?

Most new patients are seen within the week. Complete the secure appointment request form, then log into the patient portal to schedule your visit — we serve the whole state, from New London to Southington and everywhere in between.

Can an online provider prescribe medication in Connecticut?

Yes. After your video evaluation, your Connecticut provider can start, adjust or switch medication when it's clinically appropriate, including continuing a regimen another prescriber started, and sends prescriptions electronically to your local pharmacy. We focus on FDA-approved, non-controlled medications and prescribe only in line with state and federal rules.

Why choose TelepsychHealth for telepsychiatry in Connecticut?

Our team is led by a board-certified addiction psychiatrist, so depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder that comes with alcohol or other substance use can be treated in one plan rather than split between clinics. Visits are entirely online, evening appointments are available, and we check your insurance benefits before you're seen, not after.

Start care in Connecticut today

Most Connecticut patients are seen within the week. Request an appointment and we'll verify your insurance up front.

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