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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · Seattle · Statewide WA Telehealth

A psychiatric provider who takes the time to understand your whole child, and decides any medication together with you.

Same-week appointment availability. Most major insurance plans accepted. In person at three Seattle-area offices or by secure video anywhere in Washington. Medication is never the first reflex, and never the only option.

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Same-week first appointments Most major insurance plans accepted Parents in every decision
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In short

Child and adolescent psychiatry is psychiatric care for people under 18, including evaluation and medication management when it fits, from providers who work with children and teens. At Counseling Services for Wellbeing it is whole-person care with parents involved in every decision, in person at three Seattle-area offices or by secure video statewide. We accept most major insurance plans and book same-week.

Does this sound familiar?

You have watched your child struggle for a while now.

Maybe the school keeps calling. Maybe the mornings are hard and the nights are harder, or the worry and the big feelings have started running the house. You called the hospital clinic and the waitlist is months long. You called a private prescriber and they only see adults, or they only take cash.

And under all of it is the question you keep turning over: is medication the answer for my child, and how would I even know. You are scared of getting it wrong. You have sat through appointments where someone barely looked at your kid before reaching for a plan, and that is the last thing you want.

What you want is someone who will treat your child as a whole person, take the time to actually understand them and bring you into every decision. That is what good child and adolescent psychiatric care is supposed to be, and it is what care here is built around.

What we offer

Psychiatric care for children and teens, with you in the room.

Anxiety and big feelings

Worry that has started running the house, meltdowns, or fears that get in the way of school and sleep.

Low mood that lingers

Pulling away from friends and the things they used to love, flat or irritable in a way that has lasted.

Focus and behavior at school

The school keeps calling. Focus, restlessness or behavior at home or in class that is hard to manage.

Already on a waitlist

You have been told to wait months for a hospital clinic and your child needs to be seen sooner than that.

Weighing medication for the first time

You want an honest, unhurried conversation about whether medication fits, with the reasoning explained.

A second opinion or a fresh look

You want to revisit a plan that has not changed in a while, or hear a careful second opinion.

The starting points are different. The outcome is the same: a careful plan that fits your child, made by someone who took the time to understand them and who brought you in at every step.

Our approach

How child and teen psychiatric care works here.

We look at the whole picture of your child, sleep, school, the body and the life around them, not a rushed appointment and a quick prescription.

1

Reach out

A short form or a call. We hear what is going on with your child, where it is hitting hardest, and what you have already tried. No months-long waitlist to clear before anyone talks with you.

2

Get matched

We pair your family with a psychiatric provider who works with your child's age and situation. Your child sees the same provider across their care, so nobody has to start from scratch each visit.

3

Start this week

The first appointment is an unhurried conversation with you and your child, in person at one of three Seattle-area offices or by secure video anywhere in Washington. Time enough to actually understand what is going on before anyone settles on a plan.

What to expect with medication

Medication is never the first reflex, and never the only option.

We look at the whole picture first, and any decision about medication for your child is made together with you, with the reasoning explained so you understand it and agree with it. Psychiatric evaluation and, when appropriate, medication are part of established pediatric mental-health care, the field whose standards are set by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. We point to that evidence base to describe how careful care works, never to promise a result for any one child.

If a medication is part of the plan, the same provider follows your child over time, revisiting how it is working and adjusting as your child grows. We frame medication as something that may help and is designed to support your child, never as a guarantee. Therapy is available alongside medication when that fits, so the two can support each other rather than running on separate tracks.

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How we compare

Counseling Services for Wellbeing vs. typical Seattle pediatric psychiatry options.

Hospital child-psychiatry clinics Cash-pay private prescribers Counseling Services for Wellbeing
First appointment
Months-long waitlist
Varies, often weeks out
Same-week scheduling
Insurance accepted
Usually, with the wait
Often cash-pay only
Kaiser, Premera, Regence, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna
Acute and inpatient capacity
Inpatient and crisis capacity
Outpatient only
Outpatient, not for acute crises
Parents in the decisions
Plan can feel handed down
Varies widely
Decided together with you
Same provider over time
Provider rotation common
Usually the same prescriber
Same provider, continuous care
Therapy alongside medication
Referred out separately
Med-only, no therapy
Child and teen therapy in one practice

  • First appointment

    • Hospital child-psychiatry clinicsMonths-long waitlist
    • Cash-pay private prescribersVaries, often weeks out
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingSame-week scheduling

  • Insurance accepted

    • Hospital child-psychiatry clinicsUsually, with the wait
    • Cash-pay private prescribersOften cash-pay only
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingKaiser, Premera, Regence, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna

  • Acute and inpatient capacity

    • Hospital child-psychiatry clinicsInpatient and crisis capacity
    • Cash-pay private prescribersOutpatient only
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingOutpatient, not for acute crises

  • Parents in the decisions

    • Hospital child-psychiatry clinicsPlan can feel handed down
    • Cash-pay private prescribersVaries widely
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingDecided together with you

  • Same provider over time

    • Hospital child-psychiatry clinicsProvider rotation common
    • Cash-pay private prescribersUsually the same prescriber
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingSame provider, continuous care

  • Therapy alongside medication

    • Hospital child-psychiatry clinicsReferred out separately
    • Cash-pay private prescribersMed-only, no therapy
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingChild and teen therapy in one practice

Pediatric psychiatry is one of the hardest appointments in mental health to get in Seattle. We are the option that takes your insurance, gets your child in this week, looks at the whole picture, and keeps you in every decision about your child's care.

Insurance & coverage

Most major insurance plans accepted

Kaiser Permanente Premera Blue Cross Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Aetna Cigna UnitedHealthcare Optum Humana Wellpoint Carelon LifeWise First Choice Health Network Coastal Administrative Services Medicare Tricare Triwest

Psychiatric care for your child does not have to mean a months-long hospital waitlist or a cash-pay bill. First appointments are usually available the same week, and we confirm your coverage before the first visit.

The team

Meet some of our providers who work with children and teens.

Our providers are not adults-only. We pair your family with someone who works with your child's age and the concern you are bringing in.

Brianna Lillibridge, ARNP, PMHNP-BC

Brianna Lillibridge

ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Medication managementPsychiatric evaluation
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Dr. Mercy Ngeusang, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC

Dr. Mercy Ngeusang

MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Medication managementKidsTeensWhole-person care
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+ Meet the full team

Therapists and psychiatric providers across all three offices and by secure video.

Meet the team

If the provider you read about is not the right fit for your child, tell us what is going on and we will match your family with someone whose focus suits the age and the concern.

Where to meet

Three offices or secure video anywhere in Washington.

If getting to an office around school and work is hard, child and teen psychiatry and medication management are also available by secure video, with the same provider your child would see in person.

Green Lake, Seattle

North Seattle, Wallingford, Ravenna, Roosevelt

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Burien

White Center, SeaTac, Normandy Park, South King

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Smokey Point, Arlington

Arlington, Marysville, north Snohomish

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Secure video, statewide

Anywhere in Washington. Same provider either way.

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Frequently asked questions

What parents ask before starting child and teen psychiatry.

What does a child psychiatrist do?

A child and adolescent psychiatric provider evaluates and supports children and teens with mental health concerns and, when it fits, manages medication. At Counseling Services for Wellbeing this means a careful look at the whole picture, sleep, school and the life around your child, with you involved in every decision rather than a quick prescription.

Do you take my insurance for child and teen psychiatry?

Yes. We accept Kaiser, Premera, Regence, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna for child and adolescent psychiatry. We will confirm your child's coverage before the first visit so you know what to expect, and you can reach us by phone or through the form to get started this week.

How soon can my child be seen?

First appointments are usually available the same week. Pediatric psychiatry often means long waitlists elsewhere in Seattle, so being seen quickly is one of the reasons families come to Counseling Services for Wellbeing. You can request an appointment by phone or through the form on this page.

Will my child just be put on medication?

No. Medication is never the first or only conversation. We look at the whole picture first, and any decision about medication is made together with you, with the reasoning explained. Child therapy and teen therapy are available alongside medication when that fits. The goal is a careful plan you understand and agree with.

At what age do you see children for psychiatry?

Our psychiatric providers who work with children and teens cover a range of ages. The right provider depends on your child's age and situation, so we match your family with someone who works with that age band. Reach out and we will help you find the right fit.

Do you offer child and teen psychiatry online or only in person?

Both. We see children and teens for psychiatry in person at our Green Lake, Burien and Smokey Point offices, or by secure video anywhere in Washington with online care. Many families find video visits easier to fit around school, and your child sees the same provider each time.

Can my teen get therapy and psychiatry in the same place?

Yes. We offer teen therapy and child therapy alongside psychiatry, so your family does not have to assemble a care team across separate practices. When therapy fits alongside medication, the team can coordinate, and you stay involved throughout.

Also see

Related care from our team.

Children Child therapy in Seattle Learn more → Teens Teen therapy in Seattle Learn more → ADHD Child and teen ADHD in Seattle Learn more → Telehealth Child and teen psychiatry online in WA Learn more →
Take the next step

You do not have to wait months or settle for an appointment where nobody really looked at your child.

Child and adolescent psychiatric care here starts with a real conversation, with you in the room, and your child can be seen this week. Counseling Services for Wellbeing accepts most major insurance plans, books first appointments the same week, and matches your child with a psychiatric provider who treats medication as one careful part of whole-person care decided together with you, in person at our Green Lake, Burien and Smokey Point offices or by secure video across Washington.

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