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Psychiatric care for Viera, FL

Viera is a master-planned community of about 30,000 in unincorporated Brevard County, developed since the late 1980s by The Viera Company on former ranch land between Melbourne and Rockledge. It is organized into villages with parks, golf courses and highly rated schools, and it has become the county's center of growth, with Health First's Viera Hospital, the Brevard Zoo, the Avenue Viera shopping district and the spring training stadium that once hosted the Washington Nationals. The population mixes young families, aerospace professionals who commute to Kennedy Space Center and the Melbourne tech corridor, and active retirees in 55-plus neighborhoods.

Nearest office

Stedfast Psychiatry Melbourne, 6300 North Wickham Road, Suite 110, about 5 minutes from Viera. New patients (561) 295-8859. Video visits available anywhere in Florida.

Stedfast Psychiatry's Melbourne office at 6300 North Wickham Road, Suite 110, is in the Suntree area on Viera's southern edge, about five minutes from most Viera neighborhoods. Take Wickham Road south from Viera Boulevard or Murrell Road, and the office is in the medical cluster near Health First Viera Hospital. Deep TMS and Spravato are offered at Palm Beach Gardens, about two hours south. Video visits are available for follow-ups.

The Melbourne office is an entry point to Stedfast Psychiatry's Deep TMS and Spravato programs. Treatment sessions run at our Palm Beach Gardens TMS center and the Palm Beach Gardens Spravato rooms, roughly 120 and 120 minutes away; the evaluation, the screening scales and the prior authorization all happen here.

Providers serving Viera

The Melbourne team includes psychiatric nurse practitioners Alexandra Renninger, Hannah Sobas and Merlande Vance. Visits in Creole are available with Merlande Vance.

Alexandra Renninger, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner · Adults 18+

Hannah Sobas, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner · Adults 18 to 64

Merlande Vance, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner · Children 6+, teens and adults · English, Creole

Kindal Sweet

Clinician · Adults 18+; 14 to 17 on request

Megan Benda

Clinician · Adults and teens 14+; 13 on request

Services for Viera residents

Conditions treated

ZIP codes served: 32940, 32955. County: Brevard.

Frequently asked questions

How close is Stedfast Psychiatry to Viera?

Our Melbourne office at 6300 North Wickham Road, Suite 110, is about five minutes from most Viera neighborhoods, in the Suntree medical area near Health First Viera Hospital. Take Wickham Road south from Viera Boulevard or Murrell Road. Residents of Viera West should allow closer to ten minutes.

Can Viera residents use telehealth?

Yes. Evaluations, medication management and follow-up visits are available by secure video for anyone physically in Florida during the appointment. Even with the office nearby, many Viera families use video for brief medication check-ins for teens and busy parents and come in person for evaluations.

Does Stedfast Psychiatry accept insurance and Medicare in Viera?

Yes. We accept most major commercial plans, including Florida Blue, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and Humana, along with Original Medicare, many Medicare Advantage plans, and TRICARE East where our providers participate. Self-pay new patient visits are $185. Our Melbourne front desk verifies coverage before your first appointment.

Where is the nearest TMS or Spravato for Viera?

Both Deep TMS and Spravato are offered at our Palm Beach Gardens office at 11641 Kew Gardens Avenue, about two hours south on I-95. Your Melbourne provider can evaluate whether you are a candidate, coordinate insurance authorization and discuss the daily commute involved in a six-to-nine-week TMS course.

If you are in crisis, call or text 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Book from Viera

Tell us how to reach you and our scheduling team will help you explore appointment options. Most new patients are seen within one to two weeks, in person or by video. Medicare and most plans accepted; self-pay new-patient visits are $185.