For referring providers and prospective patients

Who are we a good fit for?

Tentie Psychiatry is an adult psychiatric practice (18 y/o and older), offering comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and detailed, careful psychiatric follow-ups in person at our office in Houston. In-person appointments are also available (within a 20-50 minute drive) for residents of Katy, Sugar Land, Pearland, Clear Lake, Humble, Spring, Cypress, The Woodlands, Galveston, Baytown and Pasadena. Tentie Psychiatry is also available via secure telehealth services anywhere in the State of Texas, from Corpus Christi, through San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and El Paso.

• A patient needs a longer, more thorough assessment of their condition than a standard slot allows.
• A patient is under the care of a behavioral health therapist and needs to consider medication management of their condition.
• A patient has a diagnosis or treatment that seems unclear, and previous treatment has not produced the desired response.
• A patient’s symptoms could be the result of a medical condition or of prescribed medications.
• A patient has complex medical conditions or is currently pregnant or in the postpartum period.
• A patient has been diagnosed with, or is suspected of having, autism spectrum disorder or developmental delays.
• A patient would be better served by a native Spanish-speaking psychiatrist.
• A patient has current behavioral concerns and cannot wait much longer to be assessed and/or treated.

What falls outside our scope

• Care for patients under 18 years of age.
• Forensic services of any kind — custody evaluations, competency, fitness for duty, disability determinations or expert testimony.
• Primary treatment of eating disorders.
• Primary treatment of substance use disorders, including medication-assisted treatment.
• Chronic pain management.
• Emergency, urgent crisis care or after-hours coverage.

How to refer

Providers: You can send the referral to jtorrijos@tentiepsychiatry.com or call/text +1 (346) 655-5152. Please include the reason for referral, current medications and any recent laboratory work or pertinent clinical information.

Patients: You can also request an appointment directly through the Request a free phone screening form.