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Online therapy in Vancouver, Washington.

We see Vancouver, Washington residents anywhere in Washington by secure video, the same therapist each session. This is the Washington side of the river, not Portland, Oregon. Most major insurance plans accepted, with a first appointment the same week. We do not have a Vancouver office, so the commute is gone and the care comes to your calendar.

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The Grant Street Pier on the Columbia River waterfront in Vancouver, Washington

Serving Vancouver, Washington by secure video. Pictured, the Grant Street Pier on the Columbia River waterfront.

In short

Yes, you can see a therapist in Vancouver, Washington online. Counseling Services for Wellbeing connects Vancouver WA residents with a licensed Washington therapist by secure video, the same person each session. We serve the Washington side of the river, not Oregon. We do not have a Vancouver office, so we see you anywhere in the state by video. We accept most major insurance plans and book first appointments the same week.

Does this sound familiar?

You searched for a therapist in Vancouver, and half the results turned out to be across the river in Portland.

Let us be clear up front, because Vancouver is the part that trips people up. There are two Vancouvers people mean, and this page is about Vancouver, Washington, in Clark County, just north of the Columbia River. Many therapist directories and search results quietly mix in Portland, Oregon providers, and an Oregon clinician usually cannot see you on a Washington plan. Counseling Services for Wellbeing is a Washington practice, our clinicians are licensed in Washington, and we serve the Washington side of the river by secure video.

We also do not have an office in Vancouver. We see Vancouver WA residents by secure video, the same licensed clinicians who would see you in a room, wherever you are in the state. Our three offices sit in the Seattle metro, about three hours north on I-5, so for most Vancouver residents video is the realistic way to work with us. If being in the room matters to you, that is a fair preference, and the honest answer is that the drive north is a long one.

Online therapy here means a real Washington therapist, the same one each session. Someone who knows your story, on the side of the river your insurance can actually reach.

Why Vancouver, Washington

Why does online therapy fit Vancouver, Washington in particular?

Three things about the Washington side of the metro make video the realistic way to start. They are specific to here, not a generic case for telehealth.

A metro split by a state line

Vancouver, Washington has roughly 199,000 residents and sits inside the Portland, Oregon metro, with the Columbia River and a state line running between the two. That split matters for care. A search for a Vancouver therapist pulls Portland-OR results a Washington plan often will not cover, so it is easy to spend weeks chasing providers on the wrong side of the river. A Washington-licensed clinician by video clears that up.

A real provider shortage

Across Washington only about 12 percent of residents live in an area where the supply of mental health providers is enough to meet the need, by federal shortage data, and roughly a third live in a designated shortage area. So the wait for a local opening is a statewide reality, not a story you are imagining. Seeing a Washington-licensed clinician by video widens the pool well past whoever has a Vancouver opening this month.

A workforce that crosses the bridge

Clark County's largest employer is PeaceHealth, with roughly 4,400 workers, and many other Vancouver residents commute over the I-5 or I-205 bridges into Portland for work. Between bridge traffic and a full workday, leaving for a midday appointment can cost far more time than the hour itself. Video removes the drive, so a session fits a lunch break or an early slot from a private room at home.

This is not only a downtown-Vancouver story. Camas, Washougal, Battle Ground and the rest of Clark County are on the same Washington side of the river, and we work with clients across the county by secure video.

What we offer

Online therapy for adults across Vancouver, Camas, Washougal and Clark County.

It is built for the person on the Washington side who is tired of chasing providers who turn out to be across the river or weeks out.

You keep landing on Portland, Oregon therapists

Every directory mixes in across-the-river providers your Washington plan will not cover, and you want a clinician who is actually licensed in Washington.

A commute over the bridge that eats your day

Between I-5 or I-205 traffic and a full workday, a drive to an appointment is more than the hour, so video care that fits inside the day makes sense.

Carrying work stress, burnout, anxiety or low mood

You are tired of putting it off because there is no time, and you want to stop white-knuckling it through another stretch.

Working through relationship strain or a transition

You want a licensed clinician, not a self-help app, and a steady person who stays with you through it.

New to therapy and wanting a low-friction start

A first session from your own space, with the commute deleted, is an easier way to take the first step.

You want consistency, not a rotating platform

You do not want a different counselor every few weeks, so you are looking for one therapist who stays with you over video.

You do not have to settle for whoever a directory surfaces across the river. And if you would rather be in the room, the same care is available in person at our Seattle offices to the north.

Our approach

How does online therapy work at Counseling Services for Wellbeing?

Online therapy here works the same way our in-person care does, matched at intake to one Washington-licensed therapist who stays with you, delivered over secure video built for healthcare. The format changes, the quality of the relationship does not.

1

Reach out

A short form or a call. We learn what you are working on and whether video fits, which for most Vancouver, Washington residents it does. A real person from our team reviews each one before reaching out, so the first step is never a portal you talk to alone.

2

Matched at intake

We pair you with a Washington-licensed therapist whose approach fits what you are working on, the same way we would in person. The match is the priority, not the next open slot, and that one therapist learns your story and stays with you.

3

Start this week, from home or a closed office door

First appointments are available the same week, over secure video built for healthcare. You join from a private space on a phone, tablet or computer, and we walk you through exactly how it works before your first session.

Why Vancouver, Washington residents choose us

A real Washington practice that serves Vancouver WA by video, with the same therapist each session.

Counseling Services for Wellbeing is a Washington mental health practice. Our clinicians are licensed in Washington, which is what lets us see Vancouver and Clark County residents by secure video and is why we serve the Washington side of the river rather than Oregon. The whole team works under our clinical director, an AAMFT-approved supervisor. We hold a 4.8-star rating across 338 reviews. We accept most major insurance plans, including Kaiser, Regence, Premera, Aetna and Optum, and we book first appointments the same week. Research finds that for many people online therapy works as well as in-person care, a view the American Psychological Association echoes when it notes telepsychology can be as effective as in-person treatment for a range of concerns.

One therapist who knows your story. Matched at intake so the fit is right. Secure video that meets the privacy bar. A whole-person lens carried straight into video care. The practice was built on the idea that mental health care should account for the whole person, not just the presenting problem, so we pay attention to sleep, energy, stress and the patterns around you, whether you meet us with CBT, EMDR or DBT on a screen.

What our team sees with Vancouver-area clients. A lot of the people who reach us from the Washington side of the metro show up already frustrated, because they have spent weeks on directories that kept handing them Portland, Oregon providers they could not actually use. Under that is the usual Clark County mix, the strain of a bridge commute, work stress and burnout, anxiety, a relationship under pressure. For many of them the relief is partly the simple clarity of working with a clinician who is plainly licensed in Washington, and partly the commute disappearing, because the session finally fits a schedule the drive was eating.

Clinical content reviewed by Issy Kleiman, LMFT, AAMFT-approved supervisor and clinical director at Counseling Services for Wellbeing.

How we compare

Counseling Services for Wellbeing vs. other ways for Vancouver, Washington residents to get therapy.

In-person Vancouver WA practices Online-only national platforms Counseling Services for Wellbeing
Clearly licensed in Washington, not Oregon
If it is a Vancouver WA office, yes
Matches you to whatever state fits
Washington-licensed, serves the WA side
Lowest cost or 24/7 in-app messaging
Session-only, often higher cost
Low-cost plans and built-in chat
Care happens in your sessions
The same therapist each session
Usually the same therapist
Often a rotating pool
One therapist who stays with you
First appointment in days, not weeks
Often a months-long waitlist
Quick app-driven sign-up
Same-week first appointments
Coordinated therapy and psychiatry
Often refers psychiatry out
Therapy and meds run separately
Therapy and psychiatry in one practice
Most major insurance plans accepted
Varies, often a few plans
Often cash-pay only
Most major insurance plans accepted

  • Clearly licensed in Washington, not Oregon

    • In-person Vancouver WA practicesIf it is a Vancouver WA office, yes
    • Online-only national platformsMatches you to whatever state fits
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingWashington-licensed, serves the WA side

  • Lowest cost or 24/7 in-app messaging

    • In-person Vancouver WA practicesSession-only, often higher cost
    • Online-only national platformsLow-cost plans and built-in chat
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingCare happens in your sessions

  • The same therapist each session

    • In-person Vancouver WA practicesUsually the same therapist
    • Online-only national platformsOften a rotating pool
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingOne therapist who stays with you

  • First appointment in days, not weeks

    • In-person Vancouver WA practicesOften a months-long waitlist
    • Online-only national platformsQuick app-driven sign-up
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingSame-week first appointments

  • Coordinated therapy and psychiatry

    • In-person Vancouver WA practicesOften refers psychiatry out
    • Online-only national platformsTherapy and meds run separately
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingTherapy and psychiatry in one practice

  • Most major insurance plans accepted

    • In-person Vancouver WA practicesVaries, often a few plans
    • Online-only national platformsOften cash-pay only
    • Counseling Services for WellbeingMost major insurance plans accepted

We do not have a room in Vancouver to sit in, and we are not the cheapest app with a 24/7 message thread. We are the option that is plainly licensed in Washington and serves the Washington side of the river, gives Vancouver WA residents the same therapist each session, takes most major insurance plans, gets you in this week by secure video, and can coordinate therapy with psychiatry inside one Washington practice.

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

Because Vancouver sits in the Portland metro, the part worth being clear about is this: we bill Washington plans and see Washington residents, not Oregon plans. We confirm your specific Washington plan before your first session, so online care here does not have to be cash-pay only the way many national telehealth platforms are.

Washington-side coverage

If you carry a Washington plan, you want a Washington clinician, and that is what we are.

Living on the Washington side of a two-state metro has a quiet coverage trap. The fix is simple once you name it.

Here is the trap. Many Vancouver, Washington residents carry a Washington plan through carriers like Kaiser, Regence, Premera, Aetna or Optum, but a "therapist near me" search returns plenty of Portland, Oregon providers a few miles south across the river. An Oregon-licensed clinician usually cannot bill your Washington plan and usually cannot see you as a Washington resident, so what looks like an in-network match falls apart at the front desk. Because our clinicians are licensed in Washington and we work with those same Washington carriers, online therapy with us stays on the right side of the river for your coverage.

Telehealth therapy is generally a covered behavioral health benefit on these Washington plans, billed the same way an in-person session would be. What it actually costs you depends on your specific plan, your deductible and where you are in the year, so we do not want to quote a copay we cannot stand behind. We confirm your exact Washington plan and what to expect before your first session, so you start with a number rather than a guess.

One simple check worth doing. If a provider's address is in Portland or anywhere in Oregon, confirm they are licensed in Washington before you book, or you may hit a coverage wall at the worst moment.

The team

Washington clinicians who see Vancouver-area clients by secure video.

A team that works by secure video across anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout and couples, deeper than the few here. We match you with one therapist whose focus fits what you are working on, and they stay with you.

Abigail Dobias, MA, LMHCA, NCC

Abigail Dobias

MA, LMHCA, NCC
CBTDBTAnxietyDepressionTelehealth
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Anne Rochon, MEd, LMHC

Anne Rochon

MEd, LMHC
EMDRTraumaLife transitionsAnxietyTelehealth
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Marcus Iglehart, MS, LMHCA

Marcus Iglehart

MS, LMHCA
CBTACTAnxietyDepressionTelehealth
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Kore Fredericks MA, LMHCA

Kore Fredericks MA

LMHCA
CBTACTAnxietyBurnoutTelehealth
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Boone Butler, MS, LMFT

Boone Butler

MS, LMFT
CouplesRelationshipsFamiliesDepressionTelehealth
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+ Meet the full team

Washington clinicians across all three offices and by secure video.

Meet the team

A deeper bench of Washington clinicians than the few here. Tell us what is going on and we will match you with the right person, by secure video.

Where to meet

Secure video anywhere in Washington, including Vancouver, or three offices to the north if you would rather be in the room.

Counseling Services for Wellbeing serves Vancouver and all of Washington by secure video, so where you live in the state is not a barrier to good care. We also have three offices across the Seattle metro, about three hours north on I-5, and you can move between video and in-person sessions as your life changes.

Secure video, Vancouver and statewide

Vancouver, Camas, Washougal, Battle Ground and anywhere in Washington. The same therapist each session.

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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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Frequently asked questions

What Vancouver, Washington residents ask before starting online therapy.

Are you in Washington or Oregon? I am in Vancouver, WA, not Portland.

We are a Washington practice and we serve the Washington side of the river. Vancouver, Washington sits in Clark County, just north of the Columbia, and a lot of therapist searches and directories quietly mix in Portland, Oregon results you cannot actually use on a Washington plan. Our clinicians are licensed in Washington, so we see Vancouver WA and Clark County residents by secure video. We do not see Oregon residents and we are not a Portland provider.

Do you have an office in Vancouver, Washington?

No. Counseling Services for Wellbeing does not have a Vancouver, Washington office. We are a Washington practice and we see Vancouver and Clark County residents by secure video anywhere in the state, with the same licensed clinicians. Our three physical offices are in the Seattle metro, about three hours north on I-5, so for most Vancouver WA residents video is the realistic way to work with us.

Do you take Washington insurance like Kaiser, Regence or Premera for online therapy?

We accept most major insurance plans, including Kaiser, Regence, Premera, Aetna, Optum and Cigna, on the Washington side. Because Vancouver, Washington sits in the Portland metro, it is worth being clear that we bill Washington plans and see Washington residents, not Oregon plans. We confirm your specific plan and coverage before your first session, so you know what to expect rather than guessing.

How much does a therapist cost in Vancouver if I use insurance?

With insurance you usually pay a copay or a share of the session rather than the full cash rate, and the amount depends on your specific plan and where you are in your deductible for the year. We accept most major insurance plans, including the Kaiser, Regence and Premera plans many Vancouver, Washington residents carry. We confirm your exact plan and what to expect before your first session, so online therapy here does not have to be the cash-pay arrangement many national platforms are.

Are your therapists licensed in Washington?

Yes. Every clinician who sees Vancouver clients is licensed or working toward licensure in Washington under senior supervision. Washington licensure is exactly what lets us see Vancouver and Clark County residents by secure video even though we have no office in the area, and it is why we serve the Washington side of the river rather than Oregon.

How soon can I be seen?

First appointments are available the same week, not weeks out. Much of the market books four to six weeks ahead or is cash-pay only, so you do not have to white-knuckle a long wait to start. We are accepting new clients now by secure video and will find the first opening that fits your schedule.

Do I need to live in Vancouver exactly to be seen?

No. We serve all of Washington by secure video, including Vancouver, Camas, Washougal, Battle Ground and the rest of Clark County, so where in the Washington side of the metro you live is not a barrier. Because our clinicians are licensed in Washington, geography is not the limit, your schedule and your goals are what shape the care. The one line we hold is Washington residency, since our license is Washington.

Will I see the same therapist each session online?

Yes. You are matched with one therapist who learns your story and stays with you session to session, rather than a rotating pool that hands you to whoever is free. That continuity is the heart of how we work and the main thing that sets us apart from the big national telehealth platforms, where the face often changes.

Can I get both therapy and a psychiatrist in one place?

Yes. Counseling Services for Wellbeing offers therapy and psychiatric medication management inside one Washington practice, so if it turns out you want both, they can be coordinated rather than run by two offices that never talk. Many Vancouver practices and national platforms refer the medication side out. If you are not sure which you need, that is a normal place to start, and we help you sort it at intake. You can read more about online psychiatry in Washington if that is part of what you are weighing.

If you need help now

Vancouver and Clark County mental health resources.

Online therapy is for ongoing support, not an emergency. If you or someone you care about is in crisis, these reach a real person right now, and they are free.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 any time, day or night. It is free, confidential and answered around the clock for anyone in the country who is struggling or worried about someone else.

Southwest Washington Crisis Line

The 24-hour behavioral health crisis line for Clark County and Southwest Washington is 800-626-8137 (TTY 866-835-2755). It is the regional option staffed for mental health emergencies on the Washington side of the metro.

Nearest emergency room

For a medical or psychiatric emergency, the nearest hospital is PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, at 400 NE Mother Joseph Pl, with a 24-hour emergency department. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

For ongoing care, here is the honest part. We do not have an office in Vancouver. Our nearest physical office is in Burien, about 158 miles and roughly three hours north on I-5, so most Vancouver clients are seen by secure video rather than making that drive. The same Washington-licensed team meets you on a screen, on the Washington side of the river.

Also see

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Take the next step

The right side of the river should not be the hard part of finding a therapist.

Request an appointment today and we will match you with a Washington-licensed therapist who fits what you are working on, by secure video, often within the same week. Counseling Services for Wellbeing accepts most major insurance plans, serves the Washington side of the river for Vancouver and Clark County, sees you anywhere in Washington by secure video, and keeps you with the same therapist whether you meet from home or in person at our Green Lake, Burien and Smokey Point offices to the north. If you want the statewide picture first, start at our online therapy in Washington hub.

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