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Progressive Pathways Psychiatry: Advancing Towards Wellness

Thurston County, by video ✦

Telehealth psychiatric care in Olympia, WA

Progressive Pathways Psychiatry offers psychiatric care by secure video in Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater, including reproductive mental health care through pregnancy, the postpartum months and perimenopause.

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Quick answer

Olympia residents aged 13 and older can get psychiatric care from Progressive Pathways Psychiatry by secure video, with a nurse practitioner licensed in Washington. Care includes evaluation, diagnosis and medication management for mood and anxiety, including care linked to pregnancy and other reproductive transitions. Each visit is joined from inside Washington.

Care for Olympia residents

Thurston County carries two federally designated mental health professional shortage areas, one covering the north of the county and one covering the south. In the capital region that means fewer appointments than people looking for them, particularly for specialized care such as reproductive psychiatry. Seeing a provider by video from Olympia, Lacey or Tumwater means not waiting for a local opening or driving up to Tacoma or Seattle.

This page also covers Lacey and Tumwater.

Reproductive transitions and mood

Hormonal transitions can change mood in ways that surprise people: the weeks before a period, the months of pregnancy, the first year after birth, and the long run-up to menopause. Reproductive psychiatry treats those changes as real medical problems with real treatments, rather than something to wait out. Care during pregnancy weighs every medication choice for both parent and baby.

Worry that never switches off

Generalized anxiety is not the same as being a worrier. It is worry that runs from waking to sleeping, jumps from topic to topic and leaves you tense and tired. It responds well to treatment, and treatment in Washington uses non-controlled options.

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Care from your own sofa ✦

Before you book

Washington care at a glance in Olympia

  • 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 Olympia patients come in for

  • Mood around pregnancy

    Depression or anxiety during pregnancy or after birth, with medication choices weighed carefully for both parent and baby.

  • Perimenopause and mood

    New low mood, irritability, anxiety or poor sleep in the years around menopause, taken seriously and treated.

  • Generalized anxiety

    Worry that runs all day about everything, treated with a clear plan and follow-ups that check it is working.

  • Depression

    Low mood, lost interest and exhaustion that have lasted for weeks, properly evaluated and treated.

How Washington care starts

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 you treat mood changes around menopause?

Yes. Mood and anxiety changes during perimenopause and menopause are part of reproductive psychiatry care. A visit looks at your symptoms, your sleep and your history to decide what treatment fits.

Can I be seen if I live in Lacey or Tumwater?

Yes. This page covers Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater, and anyone else in Thurston County can be seen by video too, as long as they are in Washington during the visit.

What is the crisis line for Thurston County?

The Thurston-Mason regional crisis line is 1-800-270-0041, staffed 24 hours a day. 988 can be called or texted around the clock as well, and 911 should be called in an emergency.

Elsewhere in Washington

Related care

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.

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Ready when you are

Book online or call to set up a secure video visit from anywhere in Washington State.

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