Online Psychiatrist Groveland, FL: Dr. Jack Long by Telehealth
Ascend Psychiatry & Wellness offers online psychiatrist appointments for adults in Groveland, Mascotte, and the SR-50 corridor of south Lake County. Your psychiatrist is Dr. Jack Long, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist focused on evaluation and medication management. Every visit is by secure video, so you can be seen from home in Groveland.
Groveland and the south Lake provider pool
Groveland has grown quickly as part of the Orlando metro, reaching about 18,500 residents in the 2020 Census and more since. Clermont, about five miles east, is home to the community mental health clinic for south Lake County. Groveland residents and Clermont residents are, in practice, competing for the same limited set of appointments.
When Clermont-area appointments are full, the next option is often Orlando, roughly 31 miles away and about 40 minutes on a good day, approximate and before SR-50 traffic. The federal Health Resources and Services Administration also designates a mental health professional shortage area for low-income residents of the region that includes Lake County.
Ascend already serves Clermont patients by telehealth. If you live in Clermont, our Clermont psychiatrist page covers care there. This page is for Groveland and the smaller communities west of Clermont along SR-19, SR-33, and SR-50.
Why telehealth works for Groveland
If you work east in Clermont, Winter Garden, or Orlando, a daytime psychiatry appointment means fighting SR-50 traffic twice. Telepsychiatry takes the drive out of it.
- Skip the SR-50 commute. Visits happen by video from home, work, or anywhere private in Florida.
- A second route into the Clermont-area provider pool. Telehealth adds capacity beyond the local offices Groveland shares with Clermont.
- Local pharmacy. Prescriptions are sent to the Groveland or Clermont pharmacy you already use.
- Care that moves with you. Dr. Long sees patients throughout Florida by telehealth, so your care continues anywhere in the state.
What Dr. Jack Long treats
Dr. Jack Long, MD, works with adults 18 and older, with a focus on psychiatric medication management: choosing medications carefully, dosing thoughtfully, and monitoring for benefits and side effects over time. Conditions he commonly treats include:
- Depression, including depression that has not responded to earlier medication trials
- Anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and social anxiety
- Bipolar I and bipolar II disorder
- Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
- Second opinions and adjustments to a current medication plan
Dr. Long also coordinates with therapists. If you see a counselor in Groveland or Clermont, he can work alongside them. See his full profile for his training and treatment approach.
When the Clermont offices are full
A common pattern for Groveland adults goes like this: a primary care doctor recommends a psychiatrist, the closest offices in Clermont are not taking new patients or do not take the plan, and the next suggestion is somewhere in Orlando. That is where people stall. Telepsychiatry adds another option. You request an appointment with Dr. Long online, complete a short intake form, and your evaluation happens by video from Groveland. Ascend accepts Cigna, Aetna, Optum, Medicare, Tricare, Oscar, UMR, Surest, UHS, Evernorth, Meritain, UnitedHealth, Allegiance, SureFit and NALC Health plans, plus cash pay. If your primary care doctor in Groveland or Mascotte prescribed a medication as a starting point, Dr. Long can evaluate that plan and, if appropriate, manage your psychiatric medication going forward while keeping your doctor informed.
What telehealth can and cannot do
With Dr. Long, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and follow-up visits all happen by secure video. Telehealth is not a substitute for emergency care, and Ascend's outpatient practice is not set up for emergencies. If you are in a psychiatric emergency in Groveland, use 911, an emergency room, or the 988 crisis line listed at the end of this page.
Your first appointment
Care starts with a psychiatric evaluation, about 60 minutes by video. Dr. Long asks about your symptoms, your history, and any medications you have tried, and you decide on a plan together. Follow-up visits are shorter. Before the evaluation you fill out a short online intake, and you will need a private space and a device with a camera.
Groveland is also known as Florida's first certified International Dark Sky Community, a small sign of how much the city values a quieter pace. Seeing your psychiatrist from home fits that.
Insurance Accepted
In-network with major Florida carriers. Cash pay and HSA/FSA also accepted.
SureFit
NALC Health
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Questions from Groveland patients
Do Groveland residents have to go to Clermont or Orlando for a psychiatrist?
Not with telehealth. Dr. Jack Long sees Groveland adults by secure video, so there is no drive to Clermont or Orlando.
I live in Clermont. Is this the right page?
Ascend serves Clermont too. Our Clermont psychiatrist page covers care there, with the same telehealth visits.
Can Dr. Long work with my current therapist?
Yes. Dr. Long regularly coordinates with therapists, primary care providers, and other specialists, so medication care and therapy stay connected.
Which insurance plans does Ascend accept?
Ascend accepts Cigna, Aetna, Optum, Medicare, Tricare, Oscar, UMR, Surest, UHS, Evernorth, Meritain, UnitedHealth, Allegiance, SureFit and NALC Health plans, plus cash-pay rates. HSA and FSA accounts are accepted.
Scheduling with Dr. Long
Ascend accepts Cigna, Aetna, Optum, Medicare, Tricare, Oscar, UMR, Surest, UHS, Evernorth, Meritain, UnitedHealth, Allegiance, SureFit and NALC Health plans, with cash-pay rates listed on our fees and insurance page. Dr. Long sees adults 18 and older, by secure telehealth video from anywhere in Florida.
In a crisis? Our practice provides outpatient psychiatric care and is not equipped for emergency situations. For a psychiatric emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. For mental health crisis support, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7.
Other Florida telehealth locations: New Port Richey, Sebring, Marianna, Clermont.