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Orange Pacific Mental Health

Bellevue, Washington

Psychiatrist in Bellevue, WA

Finding a psychiatrist in Bellevue tends to fail in one of two ways. The established Eastside practices have waitlists measured in months, and many of them stopped taking insurance years ago because they did not have to. The alternative is a national telehealth app that can see you quickly but hands you a different prescriber every time your assigned clinician moves on.

Orange Pacific Mental Health sits between those. We take insurance, we can schedule without a months-long wait, and you work with the same prescriber throughout. All appointments in Washington are telehealth, available anywhere in the state, with evening times for people who cannot take a weekday afternoon off.

Booking runs through Headway, which verifies what your insurance covers before you commit to anything.

The Bellevue, Washington skyline
  • Insurance Aetna, Carelon, Cigna, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Washington
  • Self-pay $280 first visit, $130 follow-ups
  • Typical wait Under a week to a first appointment
  • Hours Mon to Thu 8am to 7pm, Fri to 5pm, Sat 10am to noon (Pacific)
  • Appointments Telehealth, anywhere in Washington
  • Evenings Held for people who cannot leave work
  • Your prescriber The same one, every appointment

Getting started

How Washington appointments work

Every appointment in Washington happens by telehealth, so there is no office to travel to and no commute to plan around. What follows is the whole process.

Appointments
Telehealth, available anywhere in Washington
Address
3326 160th Ave SE, STE 450 Bellevue, WA 98008
  1. Request an appointment

    Scheduling runs through Headway, which shows real availability rather than putting you on a waitlist.

  2. Your insurance is checked

    Headway verifies your eligibility and shows you your cost before you commit to anything.

  3. A full evaluation

    Your first appointment is a complete psychiatric evaluation with the prescriber who will manage your care from then on.

What we treat

Adult psychiatric care in Bellevue and the Eastside

We provide psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication management for adults ages 18 and up. Conditions treated include ADHD, generalized anxiety and panic disorder, depression and persistent depressive disorder, PTSD and trauma-related symptoms, OCD, bipolar disorders, insomnia, adjustment disorders, grief and loss, and stress-related conditions.

Care starts with a full psychiatric evaluation rather than a brief intake. The evaluation is where the diagnosis gets made, and a rushed one is the reason a lot of people spend years on a medication that was never matched to the right condition.

Most common reason patients contact us

ADHD evaluation and treatment

Adult ADHD is the most common reason patients first contact us, and Seattle is one of the more contested markets in the country for it. That is worth being direct about, because it means you have options and should know what separates them.

We offer full ADHD evaluations, with medication treatment where it is medically indicated. An evaluation looks at developmental history, how attention and executive function affect work and home now, and the conditions that imitate ADHD or sit alongside it. Anxiety, depression and chronic sleep deprivation all produce attention problems, and treating the wrong one is the usual reason someone concludes stimulants did not work for them.

Where stimulant medication is clinically appropriate, we discuss it directly, including what it does and does not do, and what monitoring looks like. Non-stimulant options are discussed in the same conversation. The practice prescribes stimulants by telehealth in line with DEA regulations, and follows the post-COVID extension under the Ryan Haight Act.

Ongoing care

Medication management and refills

For patients already taking a psychiatric medication, or starting one after an evaluation, ongoing management is most of the work. Follow-ups cover what is working, what side effects have appeared, whether the dose is right, and whether the original diagnosis still fits.

Refills are handled within that relationship rather than through a separate request queue.

The Eastside difference

Evening appointments for working professionals

Not being able to step out of a workday should not decide whether you get psychiatric care. We hold evening availability specifically for people whose schedules do not accommodate a clinical appointment at two in the afternoon.

A weekday, drawn to scale
The workday When almost every psychiatric appointment in this market is offered
Evenings Held open for patients who cannot leave work

Conditions

Anxiety, depression and PTSD care

Anxiety disorders and depression are the two conditions we treat most often, and they usually arrive together or alongside something else. PTSD and trauma-related symptoms are evaluated and treated, often coordinated with a therapist you already see.

Why patients choose us

Why patients in Bellevue choose Orange Pacific Mental Health

One prescriber, consistently

The clinician who evaluates you is the one managing your treatment a year later. No reassignment, and no re-explaining your history.

Insurance accepted in Washington

Eligibility is verified through Headway before your first appointment, so you know your cost before you book.

  • Aetna
  • Carelon
  • Cigna
  • Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Washington

Evaluation-led care

Diagnosis comes from a full psychiatric evaluation, not a symptom checklist.

Tim Korm, PMHNP-BC, the psychiatric nurse practitioner at Orange Pacific Mental Health

Tim Korm, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, board certified.

Programs built for specific situations

Daytime

College and university students

Plans built around sleep, focus and academic demands.

After hours

Working professionals

Evening availability outside the workday.

Training

PMHNP students

Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner students completing clinical hours.

Supporting recovery involves more than treating individuals. It means building a community that promotes mental health awareness and safety, and challenging the stigma that keeps people out of treatment, particularly in populations historically underrepresented in psychiatric care.

Service area

Serving Bellevue and the Eastside

All Washington appointments are telehealth, available anywhere in the state. That reach matters here more than in most places: psychiatric access outside the I-5 corridor is thin, and a patient in Wenatchee or Port Angeles has far fewer local options than one in Bellevue.

Patients come to us from across the state, including:

  • The Eastside
    • Bellevue
    • Kirkland
    • Redmond
    • Issaquah
    • Sammamish
    • Mercer Island
  • North and south of it
    • Newcastle
    • Bothell
    • Woodinville
    • Renton
  • Seattle and Puget Sound
    • Seattle
    • Shoreline
    • Burien
    • Kent
    • Federal Way
    • Everett
    • Tacoma
  • Across the state
    • Olympia
    • Bellingham
    • Spokane
    • Yakima
    • Tri-Cities
    • Vancouver

The last of those four is the one that does the most work. Telehealth reaches patients who have no practical local alternative, which is not true of a fourth neighbourhood twenty minutes from the third.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do I choose a psychiatrist in Bellevue?

Check three things first: whether they take your insurance, whether they prescribe for your specific condition, and whether you see the same clinician each visit. Credentials matter, but those three decide whether treatment is still workable at month six.

What does an appointment cost, and what insurance do you accept in Washington?

In Washington we accept Aetna, Carelon, Cigna, and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Washington. Your cost depends on your plan’s copay and deductible, and Headway verifies eligibility and shows you that figure before you book.

Do you offer in-person appointments in Bellevue?

No. All Washington appointments are telehealth, and that is true of every state the practice serves.

Do you have evening appointments?

Yes. Evening times are held specifically for patients who cannot attend during the workday.

How soon can I be seen?

Scheduling runs through Headway, which shows real availability rather than a waitlist.

Do you prescribe ADHD medication in Washington?

Yes, where it is clinically appropriate and after a full evaluation. ADHD is diagnosed at that evaluation, and both stimulant and non-stimulant options are discussed once there is a diagnosis. The practice prescribes stimulants by telehealth in line with DEA regulations, and follows the post-COVID extension under the Ryan Haight Act. More on prescribing and controlled substances.

Do you offer talk therapy?

Brief techniques such as CBT and motivational interviewing are used within medication management appointments. Standalone talk therapy without medication management is not offered.

What is Headway, and why do I book through it?

Headway is the patient portal where telehealth appointments take place. It verifies insurance, submits claims on your behalf, and lets you self-schedule. Registration is free.

Do I have to live in Bellevue?

No. Telehealth appointments are available throughout Washington.

Book an appointment

If you have been putting off finding a psychiatrist in Bellevue because every practice had a waitlist or had stopped taking insurance, those are solvable. You can book directly, your coverage is checked before you commit, evening times are available, and you will work with the same prescriber throughout.

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