These Austin prescribers say in their own words that they work with LGBTQ+ patients. We also list two clinics with psychiatry: an HIV clinic and the county’s public mental health provider. Of the six clinicians we name, one is a psychiatrist (an MD) and five are psychiatric nurse practitioners. We looked up each of them in Texas Medical Board or Texas Board of Nursing records on October 15, 2026. All six have current licenses, and the five nurse practitioners have active prescriptive authority.
Psychiatry here means evaluations and medication management. If you want weekly talk therapy, start with our LGBTQ+ therapists guide. We aren’t clinicians, and this page isn’t medical advice.
If You Need Help Right Now
Call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In Travis County, Integral Care’s 24/7 helpline is 512-472-4357. If you’re in danger, call 911. The practices below book appointments; they aren’t crisis services.
The Short List
| Who | Why it’s here |
|---|---|
| Balcones Psychiatry | Four nurse practitioners whose bios name LGBTQ+ patients; takes several insurance plans |
| Cynthia Benton, MD | Solo psychiatrist; lists lesbian and gay issues among what she treats; self-pay |
| Sabrina Kones, PMHNP | Lists LGBTQIA+ care and letters for gender-affirming care; self-pay |
| Vivent Health | HIV clinic whose behavioral health team includes psychiatrists |
| Integral Care | Travis County’s public mental health provider, with psychiatry |
Private Practices
Balcones Psychiatry & Mental Health
Balcones is a medication management practice with offices in North and South Austin. Four of its psychiatric nurse practitioners write about LGBTQ+ patients in their bios:
- Taylor Preddy, PMHNP-BC: “Taylor is LGBTQI affirming.” Sees patients 16 and up, at the Highland office and online
- Ingrid Mason, PMHNP-BC: “She is especially passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ individuals.” Sees patients 10 and up, Highland and online
- Maggie Gorski, PMHNP-BC: “Maggie has a particular interest in women’s health and the LGBTQIA community.” Adults, Southgate and online
- Meredith Langguth, PMHNP-BC: “Meredith is an LGBTQIA+ ally.” Sees patients 16 and up, Highland and online
The practice says it provides “only brief psychotherapy in conjunction with medication monitoring.” A first evaluation runs 90 minutes and needs a “fully refundable $100 deposit.” If you’re prescribed a controlled medication, Balcones says you’ll need to come in person from time to time.
- License check: all four are current psychiatric nurse practitioners with active prescriptive authority (Texas Board of Nursing, October 15, 2026)
- Where: 314 E Highland Mall Blvd, Ste 305, Austin 78752 (across from ACC), and 2101 S IH 35, Ste 220, Austin 78741 (the Southgate building). Monday to Friday, 9 to 5
- Insurance, as listed: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare/Optum, ComPsych, Aetna PPO, Magellan, Sana and Curative
- Phone: (512) 807-0640
- More: Balcones team bios
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Cynthia Benton, MD
Dr. Benton runs a solo practice in South Austin and sees adults 18 and up for evaluations and medication management, and therapy if you want it. “Lesbian/Gay Issues” is on the list of what she treats on her site. Because it’s a solo practice, she writes, your appointments are always with her.
Her practice is self-pay. Her profile lists a standard visit at $250 and says she gives you a receipt to file with insurance if you have out-of-network benefits.
- License check: Physician license M3157, active, no disciplinary action on record (Texas Medical Board, October 15, 2026). Board certified in adult psychiatry, per her site
- Where: 3625 Menchaca Road, Suite 202, Austin 78704. In person or telemedicine
- Phone: 512-239-8943
- More: cynthiabenton.com and her Psychology Today profile
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Sabrina Kones, PMHNP, LCSW
Sabrina Kones is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and social worker in West Austin. Her profile lists “LGBTQIA+, letters of readiness for gender-affirming care” among her specialties, along with medication management, mood and anxiety disorders, sleep and dual diagnosis.
She’s out of network. Her posted self-pay prices are “$300 for initial psychiatric assessment and $150 for medication management follow up.”
- License check: Nurse practitioner, psychiatric/mental health, current, with active prescriptive authority (Texas Board of Nursing, October 15, 2026). The board lists her practice at the same address as her profile
- Where: 2525 Wallingwood Drive, Ste 7D, Austin 78746. In person or online, adults
- Phone: (512) 641-0943
- More: her Psychology Today profile
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Therapy and Medication in One Practice
Deep Centered Mental Health is on our therapists guide for its LGBTQ+ therapy, and it also has psychiatry and medication management. Its LGBTQ+ page is about therapy, so ask the front desk about the prescriber before you book. Deep Centered’s psychiatry page.
Clinics and Public Options
Vivent Health
Vivent’s Austin clinic is best known for HIV care and PrEP, and its services list includes behavioral health. Vivent says its therapists are “highly skilled in issues related to HIV, gender, and sexuality” and that its behavioral health team includes psychiatrists and nurse practitioners who prescribe and monitor medication.
- Where: 104 E. Highland Mall Blvd, Suite 100, Austin 78752. Monday 8 to 5, Tuesday 12 to 5, Wednesday 8 to 7, Thursday and Friday 8 to 5
- Phone: (512) 458-2437
- Ask: whether you need to be a Vivent medical patient to see its psychiatry team
- More: Vivent behavioral health
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Integral Care
Integral Care is Travis County’s public mental health provider. Its services include psychiatry and medication management, and its 24/7 helpline also books appointments. In 2024 it announced a designation in the Human Rights Campaign’s Healthcare Equality Index, which rates health care facilities on LGBTQ+ patient policies. We couldn’t confirm a newer rating.
- Helpline: 512-472-4357, any time
- More: integralcare.org
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Before You Go
- Ask how your name and pronouns are recorded. Ask which name goes on your chart, your prescriptions and your insurance claims
- Ask about telehealth and controlled medications. Some practices see you online for most visits but want you in person for certain prescriptions
- Ask who you’ll see. At a group practice, ask for a clinician by name if their bio is the reason you called
- Gender-affirming care letters. If you need a letter for surgery, ask whether the clinician writes them and what it costs. Our healthcare guide lists clinics for hormone care
- Check the license yourself. The Texas Medical Board and the Texas Board of Nursing both have free lookups
What We Couldn’t Check
- Wait times and whether each clinician is taking new patients this month
- Disciplinary history for the nurse practitioners. The Board of Nursing data we used shows license status only
- Whether Vivent’s psychiatry team sees people who aren’t already its patients
- Integral Care’s current Healthcare Equality Index status
- How any of these practices handle chosen names in records. Those are questions to ask
Last checked: October 2026. Each practice’s pages read on October 15, 2026, and each named clinician looked up in Texas Medical Board and Texas Board of Nursing records the same day. See how we choose what goes on a list.
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