REFRESH DALLAS · SECOND OPINION
When your current treatment isn't working.
Sometimes a fresh set of eyes on a treatment plan is the most useful clinical move available. We do second opinion consultations for patients in active care elsewhere who want another psychiatrist to look at the picture.
In-network with most major insurance · Same-week availability · Psychiatric specialists
THE SERVICE
What it actually is.
A second opinion is a one-time, longer-format consultation. The goal is not to take over your care. The goal is to give you and your current provider another clinical perspective on what's happening and what could be done differently.
After the consultation, you receive a written summary of our findings and recommendations. You can share that with your current provider, take it back to a new provider, or use it however serves you.
WHAT TO EXPECT
How the consultation runs.
Before the visit, we ask you to send any records that exist. Past evaluations, current medication list with doses and history, prior diagnoses, treatment summaries from previous providers. The more we have, the better the consultation.
The visit itself is one extended appointment, similar in length to an initial evaluation. We take a full history, review the records, and form an independent clinical impression. We tell you what we agree with about your current plan and what we'd consider differently.
Afterward, we send you a written consultation note. That note belongs to you. It is yours to share or keep private as you choose.
WHO THIS IS FOR
People ready to ask whether they still need it.
Patients whose current treatment has stalled and who want to know whether something has been missed. Patients on multiple medications who want a sanity check on the regimen. Patients who suspect their diagnosis might not be right and want a careful second look. Patients with treatment-resistant depression who want a specialist's view on the path forward.
We do not become your ongoing prescriber through this service. If after the consultation you want to transfer your care to us, that's a separate conversation and starts with an initial evaluation.
FAQ
Questions.
Not as part of the consultation itself. If you decide you'd like to transfer your care after the second opinion, that's a separate conversation and a separate process.
Only with your written permission. Many patients prefer to take the consultation note back to their provider themselves, and that's often the cleanest path.
No. It's yours. Some patients share it with their provider, some don't, some use it to inform a decision about changing practices. It's your document.
Depends on the plan. Some commercial plans cover second opinion consultations. We verify your coverage before the visit and let you know what your share will be.
