Sesame Care connects patients with participating therapists, psychiatric professionals and healthcare providers for a range of online mental-health services. Options include general mental-health consultations, individual therapy, couples therapy, new-patient psychiatry consultations and prescription-management visits. Patients can compare participating providers, appointment availability and upfront self-pay pricing before booking. Insurance is not required, and same-day appointments may be available depending on the service, provider and location. Online mental-health consultations may address concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma or PTSD, sleep concerns, OCD, bipolar disorder, relationship concerns and other mental-health needs, depending on the provider. Sesame offers online talk-therapy sessions with licensed therapists; therapy sessions do not include medication prescribing. Online couples therapy is advertised from about $130/session. Sesame also offers online psychiatry consultations with participating psychiatrists and psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioners; new-patient psychiatry is advertised from about $90, and medication management may be included when clinically appropriate. Eligible Sesame medical providers may prescribe or refill non-controlled mental-health medication when clinically appropriate; medication cost is separate from the visit price. Sesame also advertises a Mental Health Rx option at $79/month that includes access to same-day video visits with a provider of the patient's choice, unlimited messaging and ongoing prescription/refill support when clinically appropriate; all prescriptions remain at the provider's clinical discretion. Sesame's online mental-health providers do not prescribe controlled substances, including controlled stimulant medications, benzodiazepines and opioids. Therapists provide talk therapy and counseling and do not prescribe medication; psychiatrists and eligible psychiatric medical providers can evaluate mental-health conditions and may manage or prescribe non-controlled medication when clinically appropriate.
- Visit type
- Online video visits
- Insurance
- No insurance required. Sesame uses direct-pay pricing and does not bill health insurance for these visits. Patients can review the provider's price before booking. HSA/FSA accepted.
- Starting cost
- General mental-health consultations are currently advertised from about $50 per visit. Online therapy is advertised from about $104, new-patient psychiatry from about $90, couples therapy from about $130 and prescription-refill visits from about $45. Prices vary by provider, service and location.
- Availability
- Same-day visits may be available. Sesame advertises same-day mental-health appointments, while some individual services may show appointments available within hours. Actual availability depends on provider, service and location.
- States served
- Varies by provider and state
- Prescriptions
- Eligible medical providers may prescribe or refill non-controlled mental-health medication when clinically appropriate. Medication cost is separate from the visit price. Sesame's online mental-health providers do not prescribe controlled substances. Therapists provide talk therapy without medication prescribing.
- Psychiatry
- Psychiatry consultations available with participating psychiatrists and psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioners. New-patient psychiatry is advertised from about $90. Medication management may be included when clinically appropriate.
- Eligibility
- Patients can compare participating therapists, psychiatric professionals and other healthcare providers, along with available appointment times and pricing, before booking. Online mental health services are not a substitute for emergency or crisis care.
Provider information, pricing, services, and availability may change. Verify current details on the provider's website before booking.
Sesame Care
