Kansas • 100% telehealth • ages 6+

Online Psychiatric Medication Management in Kansas

Psychiatric prescribers can be difficult to reach outside Kansas’s larger population centers. SimplyCalm brings medication-focused psychiatric care to eligible Kansas patients by secure video, without requiring a trip across the state. Steven K. Elrod, PMHNP-BC, treats children ages 6+, teens, and adults.

You must be physically located in Kansas during each appointment. Same-week appointments may be available.

Board-certified PMHNP-BCAges 6+100% telehealthMedication-focused careMedicare not accepted

Evaluation, prescribing, follow-up

Medication-Focused Psychiatric Care

SimplyCalm provides psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, prescribing when clinically appropriate, medication monitoring, and ongoing treatment adjustments. This is medication-focused care rather than ongoing weekly psychotherapy.

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Initial evaluation

Discuss current concerns, relevant health and psychiatric history, previous treatment, medications, and goals.

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Informed choices

Review reasonable options, potential benefits, possible side effects, and alternatives before deciding together.

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Ongoing monitoring

Evaluate response and safety, answer questions, and adjust the plan when clinically indicated.

Steven works with children ages 6+, teens, and adults experiencing concerns that may include ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD or trauma-related symptoms, panic, OCD, insomnia, and related conditions. Every decision follows an individualized evaluation; no diagnosis or prescription is guaranteed.

Your provider

Care From Steven K. Elrod, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Steven is an ANCC board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with hospital and outpatient psychiatric-care experience. His approach is collaborative, respectful, and evidence-based. He provides online psychiatric care to eligible Kansas patients through secure video appointments.

Care across Kansas

From Kansas City and Wichita to Rural Kansas

Telehealth appointments are available to eligible patients throughout Kansas, including the Kansas City area, Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina, and rural communities. Patients need a private location, a reliable connection, and physical presence within Kansas during the visit.

A clearer route to care

Insurance and Payment

Select Kansas and your insurance or payment option on the booking page. You will be directed to the appropriate secure scheduling route without entering medical information on the SimplyCalm website.

Network participation, benefits, copays, deductibles, and eligibility vary and should be verified before care. Private-pay options may be available. Medicare is not accepted.

Common questions

Kansas Telehealth FAQs

Who provides the psychiatric care?
Care is provided by Steven K. Elrod, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. PMHNPs are trained and licensed to evaluate psychiatric symptoms, diagnose conditions, prescribe when appropriate, and manage psychiatric treatment.
Do I have to be in Kansas during my visit?
Yes. You must be physically located in Kansas at the time of the appointment, even if Kansas is your permanent residence.
Can I attend from the Missouri side of Kansas City?
No. A Kansas appointment requires you to be physically located on the Kansas side of the state line at the time of the visit. A Kansas home address is not enough if you are in Missouri during the appointment.
Do I need to travel to an office for follow-up visits?
No office visit is ordinarily required for SimplyCalm’s 100% telehealth service, although another level or setting of care may be recommended when clinically necessary.
Is this an emergency service?
No. For an emergency, call 911, call or text 988, or go to the nearest emergency department.