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Online Psychiatrist in Clear Lake, TX

Care starts with one video visit — a full psychiatric evaluation, a clear diagnosis, and a treatment plan you help build. No adding a commute to a JSC schedule, no searching four cities’ directories, no months-long queue.

  • Board-certified PMHNP-BC
  • NPI 1588531511
  • Same-day & next-day visits
  • Most insurance accepted
  • $0–$50 copay for most insured patients
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Psychiatric care for Clear Lake, delivered by video

Clear Lake patients meet with Bright Setorglo, PMHNP-BC — board-certified, Texas-licensed, NPI 1588531511 — from the bay-area neighborhoods that never appear on an address line: El Lago, Taylor Lake Village, the Nassau Bay townhomes, the League City side of the lake, a private office at JSC on a launch day.

Clear Lake is not an incorporated city, and that single fact shapes its mental health care: it belongs administratively to Houston, Webster, Pasadena, and Nassau Bay, so its residents search for care in four different directories and find their options scattered across four different lists. Meanwhile the community itself is unmistakable — Johnson Space Center and the aerospace contractors, the marinas and bayfront neighborhoods, the longest average commutes in the region.

The aerospace rhythm is its own challenge: launch schedules, shift work, clearance-adjacent stress, and a culture that does not always make asking for help easy. Telepsychiatry fits the community’s actual shape — visits from home in Nassau Bay or El Lago, around a JSC schedule, without adding a commute to a commute. Same clinician every visit, evening and Saturday options, and a first appointment usually inside 24 to 48 hours.

Aerospace culture rewards the people who hold everything together — until they cannot. The ASRS for adult ADHD and the GAD-7 are two private minutes that high performers consistently rate as “eye-opening.”

Local context

What psychiatric care looks like from Clear Lake

Clear Lake’s administrative invisibility is its core care problem. Your address may read Houston, Webster, Pasadena, or Nassau Bay, but nothing about your life is those cities — and every directory search fragments your options accordingly. There is no “Clear Lake” provider category anywhere, so residents stitch together care from four municipal lists, all of them thin on psychiatry. A statewide video practice ends the fragmentation: one provider, one service area, defined by the community rather than a city limit.

The aerospace economy sets the schedule. Johnson Space Center and its contractor ecosystem run on mission calendars that do not respect office hours — launch weeks, simulation shifts, unexpected surges — and a culture where discretion about mental health care remains a real consideration. Evening and Saturday slots exist for the mission calendar; video visits exist for the discretion. Follow-ups short enough to take from an office on center or a home in El Lago are what make ongoing treatment compatible with this career at all.

For emergencies the community is actually well served — HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake in Webster is minutes away for most of the area. The gap is everything below emergency level: the ADHD evaluation for an engineer’s kid in Clear Creek ISD, the postpartum depression after a high-risk pregnancy at the bay-area hospitals, the anxiety that builds through a certification cycle. Those are months-long engagements, not events — and they are exactly what an ongoing telepsychiatry relationship handles well.

Local resources worth knowing

  • HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) — the area’s full-service hospital, minutes from most of Clear Lake
  • Clear Creek ISD counseling services — school-based support for one of the state’s largest districts
  • NASA/JSC employee assistance programs — a confidential first door for federal and contractor employees
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988, any hour, any mission schedule

Conditions treated

What we treat for Clear Lake patients

Depression care

Depression care in Clear Lake

Persistent low mood, lost interest, exhaustion — treated by video for Clear Lake patients.

 Anxiety care

Anxiety care in Clear Lake

Worry that will not switch off, panic, social anxiety — treated by video for Clear Lake patients.

 ADHD evaluation & treatment

ADHD evaluation & treatment in Clear Lake

Adult and adolescent ADHD: full evaluation, medication when appropriate — treated by video for Clear Lake patients.

 PTSD care

PTSD care in Clear Lake

Trauma, flashbacks, hypervigilance treated with patience and evidence — treated by video for Clear Lake patients.

 Bipolar disorder care

Bipolar disorder care in Clear Lake

Mood stabilization and long-term management, without office visits — treated by video for Clear Lake patients.

 Insomnia care

Insomnia care in Clear Lake

Trouble falling or staying asleep, with psychiatric follow-up — treated by video for Clear Lake patients.

 OCD care

OCD care in Clear Lake

Intrusive thoughts and compulsions: specialized, non-judgmental treatment — treated by video for Clear Lake patients.

 Postpartum depression care

Postpartum depression care in Clear Lake

Depression and anxiety after childbirth, judgment-free — treated by video for Clear Lake patients.

How it works

From first call to first prescription

  1. Book around the mission calendarPick a time online or call (432) 770-3341. Evening and Saturday slots are standing because Clear Lake works strange hours. Most patients are seen within 24–48 hours.
  2. Meet by video, anywhere in TexasA 60–90 minute evaluation with Bright Setorglo, PMHNP-BC on any phone, tablet, or laptop — from a Nassau Bay living room or an office at JSC on a launch day.
  3. Prescriptions to your side of the lakeMedication goes electronically to the Webster, Clear Lake, or League City pharmacy you already use. Follow-ups run 15–30 minutes and reschedule easily when missions do what missions do.

Free screening tools

Validated screenings, scored the moment you finish

High-performing people are the worst at noticing their own symptoms until they are loud. These tools are two anonymous minutes — no account, no email, nothing on a work system — built for people whose calendars are full and whose sleep is not.

PHQ-9 · 9 questions

Depression Screening

2-3 minutes · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

 GAD-7 · 7 questions

Anxiety Screening

1-2 minutes · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

 ASRS-v1.1 · 6 questions

Adult ADHD Screening

2-3 minutes · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

 PCL-5 · 5 questions

PTSD Screening

1-2 minutes · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

 MDQ · 13 questions

Bipolar Disorder Screening

2-3 minutes · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

 EPDS · 10 questions

Postpartum Depression Screening

2-3 minutes · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

 AUDIT-C · 3 questions

Alcohol Use Screening

1 minute · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

 SCOFF · 5 questions

Eating Disorder Screening

1 minute · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

 PDSS-SR · 7 questions

Panic Disorder Screening

1-2 minutes · free, anonymous, scored instantly, no signup — open to Clear Lake residents.

Cost & coverage

Insurance accepted for Clear Lake residents

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Optum
  • Humana
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

The Clear Lake workforce carries a strong employer-plan mix — federal plans, aerospace contractors, and Bay Area employers — alongside Medicare for the area’s retirees. Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Humana, Medicare, and Medicaid are all in-network. Most insured patients pay a $0–$50 copay per visit, benefits are verified before the first appointment, and self-pay rates are available for anyone who values discretion over paperwork.

Request an appointment

Ask for a Clear Lake appointment time

Send this and we reply the same business day — or call (432) 770-3341 now. If your schedule is mission-driven, say so and we schedule around it. Prefer to just book? Online booking takes minutes.

Serving Clear Lake and nearby communities, including Webster, Seabrook, Kemah, Nassau Bay, El Lago, Taylor Lake Village, and League City. Telehealth visits require you to be physically located in Texas.

Path to Hope Behavioral Health treats patients located in Texas. We reply the same business day during office hours. Please do not include detailed medical history in this form — we will collect that securely during your visit. If this is an emergency, call 911 or dial 988.

Questions

Clear Lake telepsychiatry FAQ

Clear Lake is not an incorporated city — can I still book with a Clear Lake address?
Yes. Addresses in the Clear Lake area — whether they read Houston, Webster, Pasadena, or Nassau Bay — are all in Texas and all qualify. The Clear Lake service area is defined by the community, not a city limit.
I work at JSC or for an aerospace contractor with an unpredictable schedule. Can that work?
It is one of the most common situations the practice handles. Evening and Saturday slots are standing, follow-ups run 15 to 30 minutes, and the visit happens wherever you are in Texas — including from an office on a launch day.
Do I have to travel to an office in Clear Lake?
No. All visits are telepsychiatry appointments over a secure, HIPAA-compliant video connection. You join from home, from work, or from your car on a phone, tablet, or laptop, as long as you are physically located in Texas at the time of the visit.
Do you take new patients in Clear Lake, TX?
Yes — and because the practice treats Texas rather than a municipality, the community’s four-way directory problem disappears. Most Clear Lake patients book an initial evaluation within 24 to 48 hours, with evening and Saturday options and same-day openings most days. Call (432) 770-3341 or book online.
Can you prescribe medication for patients in Clear Lake?
Yes. Bright Setorglo, PMHNP-BC (NPI 1588531511) prescribes statewide under standard telehealth rules. Prescriptions go electronically to whichever pharmacy serves your side of the lake — Webster, Clear Lake, or League City — and refills are managed at scheduled follow-ups.
Which insurance plans do you accept for Clear Lake patients?
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Humana, Medicare, and Medicaid — covering federal employees, contractor plans, and retirees alike. Most insured Clear Lake patients pay a $0–$50 copay per visit, verified before your first appointment so the cost is never a surprise.
How fast can someone in Clear Lake be seen for depression, anxiety, or ADHD?
Usually within one to two business days, often the same day, with slots that respect mission calendars. The PHQ-9, GAD-7, and ASRS each take about two minutes, score instantly, and give the evaluation a running start.
What happens in the first appointment?
A 60 to 90 minute evaluation: history, symptoms, medications, sleep, substance use, and goals, ending with a working diagnosis and a plan built with you. If medication is part of the plan, the prescription is electronically at your pharmacy the same day. Follow-ups run 15 to 30 minutes and reschedule without penalty when launch schedules intervene.

Nearby areas we serve

If you are in crisis, do not wait for an appointment. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, text HOME to 741741, or call 911. This page is general health information, not medical advice, and reading it does not create a provider-patient relationship.

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