A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is a provider who has trained specifically in psychiatry and like a psychiatrist can assess, diagnose, and treat mental health disorders . This includes prescribing medication and offering therapy.

Most of our appointments will be virtual. I do have an office we can use near the Washington Square Mall as needed.

You will be sent a link to a HIPPA compliant** website portal where you will be able to upload information and where we will connect via Zoom. If we are meeting in person, the portal will be used for safe communication and document as well.

** Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) compliant means that the software is encrypted to ensure your personal and health information is kept private.

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Aetna

United Healthcare

Moda

PacificSource

Optum

Any no show appointments or appointments cancelled within 48 hours will be $150.

If you are feeling you cannot keep yourself safe, please call 911 or go to any Emergency Room immediately.

Suicidal ideation is a symptom that can be assessed and treated but can, obviously, be lethal. Suicidal ideation can be thought of on a spectrum from having a passing thought that you’d like to go to sleep and never wake up to having a very specific plan with intent to act. Mild to moderate suicidal ideation can often be addressed in a small, personal practice like Essential Mental Health. However, chronic suicidal ideation, a history of recent or multiple attempts, and/or moderate to severe suicidal ideation would be best treated by an agency with more intensive services. For example, an organization that would be available to help with crisis that occurs between scheduled appointments would be necessary and that is not available at Essential Mental Health.

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We currently see people 18 and older.