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Telehealth psychiatric care across Washington State
Washington residents can now see Progressive Pathways Psychiatry by secure video. Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for teens and adults, with a nurse practitioner licensed in Washington and no waiting room to sit in.
Quick answer
Progressive Pathways Psychiatry offers telehealth psychiatric care to people anywhere in Washington State by secure video. Stacy Edosonmwan, PMHNP-BC, ARNP, provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management for patients aged 13 and up. You need to be in Washington during each visit, and no controlled substances are prescribed there.
Care for Washington residents
Finding psychiatric care in Washington can be hard. Every one of the state's 39 counties contains at least one federally designated mental health professional shortage area, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the gap is widest outside the largest Puget Sound cities. Telehealth closes part of that distance: from Spokane to Vancouver, a visit needs a private room and a steady connection, not a long drive to an office.
What telehealth psychiatric care includes
Care starts with a full psychiatric evaluation: your history, what you have already tried and what you want to be different. From there, most people continue with medication management, a series of shorter video follow-ups where treatment is adjusted with you as you learn what helps.
The conditions treated by video are the ones most people come in with: depression, anxiety and panic, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, PTSD, insomnia and ADHD. In Washington, ADHD treatment uses non-stimulant options only.
What you need for a video visit
A private room where you can talk freely, a phone, tablet or computer with a camera, and a steady internet connection. Many people take their visit from home; some use a parked car or a quiet office. What matters is that you can speak openly and that you are in Washington when the visit starts.
When telehealth is not the right fit
Video visits are for planned outpatient care. They are not a substitute for emergency help: if you are in crisis, call or text 988 any time. And because controlled substances are not prescribed to Washington patients, anyone whose treatment depends on a stimulant or a benzodiazepine will need a prescriber who can see them in person.
Before you book
Washington care at a glance
Video visits only
There is no Washington office. Every visit is a secure video appointment. You need to be physically in Washington State at the time of each video visit.
Teens and adults, 13 and up
In Washington, care is for patients aged 13 and older, from the teenage years through adulthood.
Insurance in Washington
In network with Aetna, Meritain Health and Evernorth. Other plans are not accepted in Washington yet, so call (469) 523-2646 to check your coverage before your first visit.
Prescribing in Washington
Controlled substances are not prescribed in Washington, so no stimulants and no benzodiazepines. Evaluation, non-controlled medication and ongoing follow-up are all available.
Appointment hours
- Friday
- 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Central, which is 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm Pacific
- Saturday
- 8:00 am – 5:30 pm Central, which is 6:00 am – 3:30 pm Pacific
Licensed in Washington
Stacy Edosonmwan, PMHNP-BC, ARNP holds a Washington Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner license number ARNP.AP.70174856-NP. Check it with Washington DOH provider credential search or Nursys license verification.
What telehealth psychiatric care covers
A full psychiatric evaluation
An unhurried first appointment about your history, your symptoms and what you want to change, ending with a clear explanation and a plan you agree with.
Medication management
Choosing, starting and adjusting non-controlled medication with regular video follow-ups, so every change is explained before it happens.
Depression and anxiety
Persistent low mood, worry, panic and obsessive thinking are among the most common reasons people start care, and all are treated by video.
ADHD, without stimulants
ADHD can be evaluated and treated in Washington with non-stimulant options. Stimulant prescriptions are not available to Washington patients.
Mood, trauma and sleep
Bipolar disorder, PTSD and insomnia are treated with the same steady follow-up, adjusted as your life and your symptoms change.
Reproductive mental health
Support for mood and anxiety during pregnancy, after birth and through other reproductive transitions, all from home.
How Washington care starts
Reach out
Book online or call (469) 523-2646. Mention that you live in Washington so the visit is set up correctly, and ask about your insurance before your first visit.
Your first video evaluation
An unhurried appointment by secure video from your home in Washington: your history, your symptoms, what you have tried, and what you want to change. You leave with a plan.
Follow-up by video
Regular follow-up visits by video, adjusting the plan as your life changes, wherever you are in the state. You always know why a change is being made before it happens.
Questions people ask
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to be in Washington to have a visit?
Yes. You need to be physically in Washington State at the time of each video visit. That is a licensing rule: the Washington license covers care for patients located in Washington, so a visit cannot happen while you are in Idaho, Oregon or anywhere else.
Do you prescribe ADHD stimulants or benzodiazepines in Washington?
No. Controlled substances, including stimulants and benzodiazepines, are not prescribed to Washington patients. ADHD, anxiety and sleep problems can still be evaluated and treated, and the non-controlled options are discussed at your first visit.
Which insurance plans do you take in Washington?
The Washington plans currently in network are listed under "Washington care at a glance" on this page, and the list grows as new plans are approved. Washington and Texas plans are separate, so please call the office to check your coverage before your first visit.
Is a video visit as good as seeing someone in person?
For most outpatient psychiatric care, such as evaluations and medication follow-ups, a video visit covers the same ground and saves the drive. If a need comes up that video cannot meet, you will be told plainly and helped to find in-person care near you.
Washington cities we serve
- Spokane, WAAlso serving Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake and Cheney
- Seattle, WA
- Tri-Cities, WAAlso serving Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and West Richland
- Tacoma, WAAlso serving Lakewood and University Place
- Vancouver, WAAlso serving Camas and Battle Ground
- Yakima, WAAlso serving Union Gap and Selah
- Bellingham, WAAlso serving Ferndale
- Everett, WAAlso serving Mukilteo and Marysville
- Federal Way, WAAlso serving Auburn and Des Moines
- Olympia, WAAlso serving Lacey and Tumwater
Related care
- Psychiatric evaluationWhat happens in a first appointment and what you leave with
- Medication managementHow medication is chosen, monitored and adjusted with you
- Depression treatment
- Anxiety treatmentIn Washington, anxiety care uses non-controlled medication only
- ADHD treatmentIn Washington, ADHD care uses non-stimulant options only
- Reproductive psychiatry
These pages also describe care in Texas. In Washington, every visit is by video, for patients 13 and up, and no controlled substances are prescribed.
About this page
Medically reviewed by Stacy Edosonmwan, PMHNP-BC, board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Last reviewed .
This page is general health information, not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for an evaluation. Talk with a licensed clinician about your own situation.
Sources
- Find shortage areas (mental health professional shortage areas by state and county) (Health Resources and Services Administration)
- Advisory opinion on telehealth for advanced practice nursing care (Washington State Board of Nursing)
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Washington (Washington State Department of Health)
- Mental health crisis lines by county (Washington State Health Care Authority)
Ready when you are
Book online or call to set up a secure video visit from anywhere in Washington State.