TelepsychHealth, a telehealth psychiatry practice founded by Dr. Bruce Bassi, has served more than 7,000 patients across ten states by doing something most psychiatric practices don’t: treating the brain as part of the body, not separate from it.
The practice focuses on reaching rural and underserved communities in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Texas—places where the nearest psychiatrist might be hours away. With over 300 five-star patient ratings, the approach seems to be resonating.
What sets TelepsychHealth apart is what happens before any prescriptions get written. The first three sessions dig into medical history and lab work, nutrition’s role in mood and cognition, and sleep patterns—areas that traditional psychiatry often glosses over in favor of medication management. AI-powered clinical decision support tools help build personalized treatment plans, but the emphasis remains on understanding the whole person.
Free Tools That Actually Matter
The practice provides free evidence-based psychological testing for new patients, including standardized measures that guide diagnosis and treatment planning. Current patients get complimentary access to a two-hour video therapy course for anxiety. There’s also free access to the My Medical Records app, which lets patients consolidate records from multiple providers—useful when coordinated care is the goal rather than the exception.
When patients call, they reach a person. Not a menu tree or voicemail system—an actual human. For a psychiatry practice treating addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions, that direct contact matters. The practice specializes in substance use disorders, an area where access to care can literally be life or death.
Looking Beyond Quick Fixes
Dr. Bassi holds double board certifications in psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. The practice doesn’t just react when patients run out of refills; clinicians proactively reach out between appointments and coordinate directly with primary care providers, therapists, and specialists. Complex cases go through formal review processes for oversight.
The growth plans are ambitious but specific. TelepsychHealth aims to expand licensure to 15-20 states within three years and is working to add psychiatrists and therapists to the team. Specialized treatment tracks for perinatal psychiatry, PTSD, and geriatric care are in development, along with expanded addiction treatment services. The practice also plans to restart group therapy offerings via telehealth and is targeting recruitment of bilingual clinicians to serve Spanish-speaking populations.
Partnerships with rural hospitals and federally qualified health centers are on the horizon, as are grants focused on rural mental health access. For communities where psychiatric care has been scarce or nonexistent, this kind of accessible mental health treatment represents a meaningful shift in how care gets delivered—and to whom.
