What we do
Psychiatric services for adults, by video in four states
Evaluation, medication management and prescribing, all handled by one prescriber who sees you at every appointment. California, Oregon, Washington and Arizona, ages 18 and up.
Where this fits
Almost everyone a search returns is a therapist, and that is a different job
A therapist treats you by talking. A psychiatric provider diagnoses, then prescribes and manages medication. Both are real work, most people eventually want both, and only one of them can write a prescription.
Orange Pacific Mental Health is the second one. If you already see a therapist and the talking alone has stopped being enough, that is the most common reason people book here.
If you are not seeing anyone yet, an evaluation is where to start. We refer out for therapy when therapy is what you need, and we will help you work out what kind to look for.
The appointment you book
Two services, and a third on request
Three appointments, and the one you need is usually decided in the first of them rather than before it.
Psychiatric evaluation
The first appointment, and a medical one: it ends in a diagnosis and a treatment plan rather than a report. It is not psychological or neuropsychological testing, which is the single most common mix-up in this search.
Medication management
Ongoing prescribing and refills, targeted to your symptoms, with enough explanation that you understand what you are taking and why. Includes taking over a regimen somebody else started.
Diagnostic clarity and a second opinion
A fresh read on a diagnosis you were never confident in, or a regimen that has never quite worked. Ask for this when you book and the first appointment is built around it.
How care runs
One prescriber, by video, with your coverage checked first
Every appointment is by video, in all four states. No waiting room, no commute, and evening appointments for people who work.
You see the same prescriber every time. For a practice this size that is simply true, and it is the thing the large telepsychiatry platforms cannot say.
Scheduling and the appointments themselves both run through Headway, which verifies your insurance, submits claims for you and hosts the visit. Registering is free, so you can check what your plan covers before committing to anything.
Not sure which of these you need?
Start with an evaluation. Working out which of the above applies to you is the appointment, not something to settle beforehand.