Can I see a PMHNP via telehealth in Florida?

Yes. Florida-licensed psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners can provide telehealth statewide. All appointments at New Leaf are conducted via secure video, whether you're in Melbourne, Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, or anywhere else in Florida.

How do I schedule, cancel, or reschedule an appointment?

Scheduling is handled through Headway. You can book, cancel, or reschedule directly on the Headway platform.

Does insurance cover psychiatric care in Florida?

Many commercial insurance plans in Florida cover psychiatric services through Headway. Headway shows your estimated out-of-pocket cost before your appointment, based on your plan's benefits at the time of verification. Your final responsibility depends on your plan's deductible, copay, and coinsurance.

What should I expect at my first appointment?

Your initial appointment is a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation. Emily reviews your mental health history, current symptoms, and goals, then works with you on a personalized treatment plan. Initial evaluations are typically longer than follow-up visits. Individual results vary; care is adjusted as your needs change.

Emily Light MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

A calmer mind.
A clearer path.

Board-certified psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults — delivered across Florida via secure telehealth.

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Why New Leaf

A solo practice, on purpose.

“Care that sees each person as a whole — not just a diagnosis.”
— Emily Light, PMHNP-BC

One provider, every visit

You see Emily — the same PMHNP — for evaluation, follow-up, and every adjustment. No hand-offs, no retelling your history to a new face each time.

Medication and therapy on one plan

Because Emily is trained to provide both, medication management and individual therapy sit inside a single, integrated plan of care rather than two disconnected tracks.

Care that adjusts as you do

Psychiatric care is longitudinal. Treatment plans are revisited on a real cadence and refined based on how you respond, what changes in your life, and what continues to work.

Your provider

Emily Light

MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Emily Light is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) providing evidence-based psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and adults across Florida via secure telehealth. Based in Melbourne, she practices exclusively via telehealth and offers medication management, individual therapy, and psychiatric evaluation as a single, integrated plan of care.

Emily holds a Master of Science in Nursing from West Coast University with undergraduate training at the University of Central Florida. She has worked with individuals across the lifespan on anxiety, depression, trauma, mood disorders, and life transitions.

Her approach centers on seeing each person as a whole — not just a diagnosis. Treatment plans are collaborative and adjusted over time based on how you respond, integrating medication management, psychotherapy, and practical strategies for the parts of daily life care has to fit into.

Training: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) — West Coast University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) — University of Central Florida
Board-Certified PMHNP-BC
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
License: APRN · Florida
Ages served: Children, Adolescents, and Adults

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How Florida telehealth psychiatry works at New Leaf

A rhythm, not a one-time visit.

Psychiatric care is longitudinal by nature. New Leaf is built around the actual cadence of evaluation, follow-up, and adjustment — not a single script written once. Every visit is secure telehealth, from anywhere in Florida.

Step 01
60 min
Initial psychiatric evaluation
Emily takes time to understand your history, current symptoms, and goals. The evaluation guides a plan you build together — no snap diagnoses, no rushed script.
Step 02
30 min
Follow-up visits
Regular check-ins on how the plan is landing — what's improving, what isn't, what's changed in your day-to-day. Cadence depends on where you are in care.
Step 03
ongoing
Refine and sustain
Medications, therapy focus, and rhythms are adjusted as your response and context change. Care follows you rather than resetting each time you show up.

Cadence and durations are typical; your plan is personalized. Individual results vary.

What we treat

Psychiatric conditions we most often treat via Florida telehealth.

Emily provides evaluation and care for a range of psychiatric conditions in children, adolescents, and adults across Florida. Each page below outlines what care looks like — not just the diagnosis label.

Frequently asked

Common questions before your first visit.

Yes. New Leaf Mental Health is accepting new patients throughout Florida via telehealth. Current availability, insurance verification, and booking are handled on Headway — see the link at the top of this page.

When you’re ready, Headway is where care starts.

Check your insurance, see current openings, and schedule your first evaluation with Emily — all on Headway.

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This website is for informational and marketing purposes only and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For medical concerns, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.

A calmer mind.
A clearer path.