About Telepsychiatry.co.uk
A plain-English guide to seeing a psychiatrist by video in the UK.
Why this site exists
Many people put off seeing a psychiatrist because of long waits, travel, cost uncertainty or simply not knowing what an appointment involves. Telepsychiatry.co.uk was set up to explain online psychiatry clearly and to make it easy to reach a qualified specialist from home.
Who provides the care
This website is an information resource. Consultations are provided by Happy Clinic, which is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Appointments are carried out by UK consultant psychiatrists registered with the General Medical Council, and Happy Clinic is responsible for your care, records, fees and prescriptions.
Telepsychiatry.co.uk does not provide clinical services itself and is not the CQC-registered provider – that is Happy Clinic.
Our editorial approach
- Information is written for adults in the UK and reflects UK services and regulation.
- We aim to be accurate, balanced and clear about what telepsychiatry can and can't do.
- Fees are checked against Happy Clinic's published prices; always confirm when you book.
- Nothing on this site replaces individual medical advice.
Who runs this site
Telepsychiatry.co.uk is owned and published by the same people who run Happy Clinic, so it is not an independent comparison site or a review site, and it does not rank providers. It exists to explain one way of receiving psychiatric care and to point readers at Happy Clinic for that care. Knowing that is part of reading the site properly, which is why it is said here rather than buried in the small print.
What follows from that is a deliberate rule about tone. A site that only listed the advantages of video appointments would be an advertisement. So the pages here spend as much space on the limits: the things a screen cannot do, the situations where the NHS or a face-to-face service is the better route, and the cases where the honest answer is therapy rather than medication. Those sections are not throat-clearing. They are the ones most likely to save you a wasted fee.
How the pages are written
- Clinical and regulatory statements are drawn from the NHS, NICE, the General Medical Council, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and published research, and the source is named in the sentence rather than implied.
- Figures are dated. Fees, prescription charges and similar numbers carry the month they were checked, because they change. If a figure here disagrees with Happy Clinic's booking page, the booking page is correct.
- No invented evidence. There are no made-up statistics, waiting times, success rates or testimonials anywhere on this site, and no patient stories presented as real.
- Descriptions of the service reflect what Happy Clinic actually provides. Where a practical detail varies by appointment, the page says to confirm it at booking instead of guessing on the clinic's behalf.
- Pages are revised as services, fees and national guidance change.
What this site will not do
It will not tell you what is wrong with you, or whether a particular medication is right for you. It cannot answer an individual clinical question by email, and it is not a crisis service. If a life is at risk, call 999 or go to A&E. For urgent mental health help call NHS 111 and, in England, choose the mental health option. Samaritans are free on 116 123, day or night.
If you think something here is wrong, out of date or unclear, tell us and it will be checked. If you want to know whether video appointments suit your situation, the suitability checklist is the most useful page to start with, and the guides go into the practical detail.
Ready to talk to a psychiatrist?
Book a secure video consultation with Happy Clinic. No referral needed, and appointments are often available within a few days.