Online Therapy in Yakima, Washington, Same Therapist by Secure Video

In short

Yes, you can see a therapist in Yakima online. Counseling Services for Wellbeing connects Yakima residents with a licensed Washington therapist by secure video, the same person each session. We do not have a Yakima 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 want to talk to someone, and a short local list should not be the thing in the way.

Let us be clear up front. Counseling Services for Wellbeing does not have an office in Yakima. We are a Washington practice, and we see Yakima residents by secure video, the same licensed clinicians who would see you in a room, wherever you are in the state. There is no months-long waitlist to land on and no drive across the mountains for an opening. There is a Washington-licensed therapist on a screen, ready to meet you where you already are.

For some people that is exactly the point. For others, being in the room matters, and that is a fair preference. Our three offices sit in the Seattle metro, about two to two and a half hours west over the Cascade passes, so for most Yakima residents video is the realistic way to work with us.

Online therapy here means a real therapist, the same one each session. Someone who knows your story, and care your insurance can actually reach.

Why Yakima

Why does online therapy fit Yakima in particular?

Three things about the valley make video the realistic way to start. They are specific to central Washington, not a generic case for telehealth.

A documented provider shortage

The federal government designates all of Yakima County as a mental health professional shortage area, a whole-county designation in place since 2017. So the wait for a local opening is a real, documented gap, not a story you are imagining. A lot of the area's capacity sits in community health centers, so in-network openings for commercially insured adults can be especially thin. Seeing a Washington-licensed clinician by video widens the pool well past whoever has a Yakima opening this month.

A workforce built around the harvest

Agriculture is the largest employer in Yakima County, supporting roughly 29,000 jobs across a valley that grows about seventy percent of the nation's apples and most of its hops. Field, orchard and packing-house work runs on hours that do not bend around a clinic, often seasonal and often early. A large share of the people searching here keep a schedule a weekday appointment was never going to fit.

The mountains the session does not need

When the local roster is short, the realistic in-person alternative is a drive over Snoqualmie or White Pass to the Puget Sound metro, two to two and a half hours each way. No one is making that drive for a weekly appointment, and in winter the passes are their own problem. Video removes the mountains, so a session fits a break or an early slot from a private room at home.

This is not only a Yakima story. Union Gap, Selah, Sunnyside and the rest of the Yakima Valley share the same scarcity, and we work with clients across the valley by secure video.

What we offer

Online therapy for adults across Yakima, Union Gap, Selah, Sunnyside and the valley.

It is built for the person whose options, not their motivation, are the thing standing in the way of starting.

Facing a long wait or no local opening

The covered in-person list in the valley is short, and you do not want to sit on a waitlist for weeks before anyone calls back.

An agricultural, packing-house or seasonal schedule

Your hours run early or shift with the harvest, so a midday drive to a clinic does not work, and a session from a private space does.

A healthcare, education or county worker on a fixed shift

You need care that bends around the workday, from a private space on a break, not a drive across the valley and back.

Wanting Spanish-language care for yourself or family

Our team includes a bilingual English and Spanish clinician who sees clients by video. Tell us at intake and we will match you and confirm availability.

Carrying anxiety, low mood, trauma or stress

You are tired of putting it off because the local list is full, and you want to stop white-knuckling another season.

New to therapy and wanting a low-friction start

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

You do not have to choose between staying in the valley and getting support. And if you would rather be in the room, the same care is available in person at our Seattle offices.

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 Yakima 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, drawn from a full statewide bench rather than a short local list. 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 Yakima residents choose us

A real Washington practice that serves Yakima 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 Yakima and Yakima Valley residents by secure video. 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 Regence, Premera, Kaiser, Aetna and Cigna, 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 Yakima-area clients. A lot of the people who reach us from central Washington have spent a while trying to find anyone local with an opening, and the access problem itself wears on them before therapy even starts. Burnout, anxiety, grief and the strain of a job that runs early or shifts with the season come up often, and for many the relief is as much about the drive over the mountains disappearing as it is about the hour itself. Some are looking for Spanish-language care, and the team includes a bilingual clinician who sees clients by video.

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

	In-person Yakima practices	Online-only national platforms	Counseling Services for Wellbeing
An office to sit in, in Yakima	A room in town to walk into	Video only, no offices	No Yakima office, video statewide
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

An office to sit in, in Yakima
- In-person Yakima practicesA room in town to walk into
- Online-only national platformsVideo only, no offices
- Counseling Services for WellbeingNo Yakima office, video statewide
Lowest cost or 24/7 in-app messaging
- In-person Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima to sit in, and we are not the cheapest app with a 24/7 message thread. We are the option that gives Yakima residents the same therapist each session, takes most major insurance plans including the Regence, Premera and Kaiser plans many valley residents carry, gets you in this week by secure video instead of waiting out a shortage area, and can coordinate therapy with psychiatry inside one Washington practice.

Coverage in the valley

If you carry commercial insurance through work, online therapy here is usually within reach.

A lot of the mental health care in the valley sits in community clinics built for Medicaid and farmworker care. If you have employer coverage, your options for a covered private therapist can feel thinner than they should. They do not have to be.

Most Yakima Valley residents with employer coverage carry one of the major commercial carriers, often Regence, Premera, Kaiser, Aetna, Cigna or UnitedHealthcare. We work with these carriers, so online therapy with us is usually reachable on the plan you already have, rather than a cash-pay arrangement the way many national telehealth apps are. For a commercially insured adult in a county where much of the local capacity is oriented to other coverage, that is the difference between getting seen and giving up.

Telehealth therapy is generally a covered behavioral health benefit on these 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 plan and what to expect before your first session, so you start with a number rather than a guess.

If you are not sure what your plan covers, that is a normal place to start. Tell us who your carrier is when you reach out and we will check it before your first session.

The team

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

A team that works by secure video across anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, grief and couples, deeper than the few here, and including a bilingual English and Spanish clinician. We match you with one therapist whose focus fits what you are working on, and they stay with you.

Stacy Lanier

MS, LMFT-Associate

EMDRIFSAnxietyTraumaTeens

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Welcome
Hi, I’m Stacy Lanier (she/they), a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate in Washington and Texas. I specialize in helping individuals, teens, couples, and families work through life’s toughest moments, whether they are dealing with anxiety, trauma, identity exploration, or strained communication.

If you’re reading this, you’ve already taken a powerful step toward healing. I want to honor that courage. Therapy can be a place of transformation, but it doesn’t have to feel cold or clinical. I bring warmth, authenticity, and a deep respect for your story into every session. Whether you’re neurodivergent, working through family transitions, or trying to rewrite the script of how you show up in relationships, I’m here for it, and I’m here for you.

Background
Before I became a therapist, I spent years walking alongside people through grief, change, and growth as a caregiver, parent, advocate, and community leader. Those lived experiences, along with a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Capella University and advanced training in EMDR and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, profoundly inform my work.

I have guided families through trauma recovery, identity shifts, and grief healing. I have created a supportive space for teens grappling with abandonment, for partners feeling trapped in old conflict patterns, and for individuals striving to reclaim their worth after years of self-doubt. My own journey has been shaped by movement across states, systems, and roles, and I understand what it is like to reimagine life in the face of change.

Approach

My therapy style is relational, nonjudgmental, and collaborative. I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all approaches. Therapy with me is tailored specifically for you. I integrate systemic thinking, Narrative Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and various other modalities to help you explore the narratives and patterns that shape your life.

We might map your relationship cycles, externalize a negative self-belief, explore the roles different “parts” play inside you, or practice new communication strategies. You’ll find our sessions filled with metaphor, curiosity, a touch of humor, and an ongoing invitation to be your true self.

My areas of focus include:

LGBTQ+ mental health and identity development.
Parenting and supporting neurodivergent adolescents.
Trauma and complicated grief.
Attachment wounds and relational healing.
Boundaries, self-esteem, and emotional regulation.
Family systems and attachment repair.
Relationship difficulties and communication challenges.

Closing
I believe therapy is a sacred space where insight, courage, and connection come together. If you’re ready to begin your healing journey, or even just curious about what it might involve, I’d love to meet you right where you are.

Healing isn’t about perfection, it’s about connection.
Whether you’re looking to understand yourself more deeply, mend a strained relationship, or start a new chapter in life, I would be honored to walk alongside you.

Fanta Cora

MSW, LSWAIC

Trauma-informedTraumaSubstance useImmigrants

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Kathy Thompson

MS, LMHC

AnxietyDepressionCouplesGriefTelehealth

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Locations: Telehealth

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor having earned my Masters degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix with additional area of mental health counseling study having been completed at Capella University. I provide counseling and therapeutic services to individuals 18 years of age and beyond, and to couples by referral only.

My areas of proficiency include addressing issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss, and life transitions in addition to crisis stabilization. I am also available to provide services via Telehealth.

Background and Experience

My desire for being of service to others is deep-rooted. My goal throughout life has been to make a change in the world and the way in which we view it. Having worked in a helping capacity throughout my life through volunteer work and in a caregiver role led me to working in Washington with the underserved in the community mental health field.

As a mental health professional my goal is to build a collaborative, nonjudgmental, supportive environment in which clients are provided a sense of acceptance and safety to focus on emotions, thoughts, and experiences, all which hold a significant role in the process of healing, personal growth and well-being. I tend to draw from mindfulness, developmental, and analytical perspectives blended with cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy, although have been trained in a variety of counseling theories and evidenced based practices. I incorporate my partner, Ravyn, an English Mastiff into my psychotherapy work. I believe her presence benefits my clients having scientific studies backing me up. The use of animals by health professionals in their work is called Animal Assisted Therapy.

My career as a counselor began with a community mental health organization serving the clinical needs of individuals struggling with chronic mental health issues. After 4 years working in a community-level capacity, I made the decision to move into a group private practice setting having joined the team at Counseling Services for Wellbeing. It is an incredible honor to be allowed access into the world of a clients’ life experiences, and I value the continued ability to develop my understanding of human experience offered by each counseling relationship.

I welcome the opportunity to accompany you on your therapeutic journey to wellbeing.

RAVYN

Ravyn is an English Mastiff service dog in training working with her human Kathy Thompson. She enjoys sharing warmth and kindness with those in need of a little special attention and tender loving care. As a service dog in training Ravyn provides a welcomed break from daily routine of trials and tribulations while providing an extra boost of confidence and compassion.
Some therapists have paws.

Name – Ravyn
Breed – English Mastiff
Handler – Kathy Thompson

Eric Johnson MA

LMHC

CBTAnxietyDepressionTraumaTelehealth

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Vanessa Davis MS

LMFT

GottmanCouplesAnxietyDepressionTelehealth

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I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Washington, with a Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University.

Experience

I have provided a wide range of psychotherapy services to children, families, individuals, and couples over the past six years across diverse environments including, private practice, community mental health, medical facilities, public and private schools, early childhood education, and early intervention. I have worked with clients from all walks of life, ranging in experiences, cultural background and heritage, and personal identities. My therapeutic focus includes individual, dyadic and family sessions with infants to nine years old populations and their parents in supporting them, as they work through through life challenges together. I also provide dyadic sessions for parents, couples and families presenting relationship, communication, and related concerns. Clients I have worked with have experienced struggles with depression, perinatal/postpartum difficulties, anxiety, grief, trauma, adverse stress, relationship conflicts, life transition complications, and emotional, behavioral and developmental related concerns.

My Approach

My approach to the therapy is strength based, warm, inclusive, and collaborative. In my work with clients, I partner with them in determining goals to work on together, while using the strengths clients already have within themselves and in their existing relationships with others, as a catalyst for growth, healing, resilience, and transformation in a safe and empowering therapeutic environment. I am intentional in my approach to provide adult clients an opportunity through talk therapy to slow down from their busy schedules, to observe, reflect and discover newfound understandings and solutions for their presenting difficulties or concerns. For children and their parents, I use a combination of talk and play centered therapy as a means to see, hear and understand the child’s emotional experiences and potential needs underlying his or her behaviors. I am also intentional in my practice in offering additional space to parents for reflection and introspection to support their wellbeing as individuals, and within their roles as parents. The theoretical orientations I use include an integrated approach using Child Parent Psychotherapy, Solution Focused, Psychodynamic, Experiential, Gottman Method, and Family Systems models of therapy. My therapeutic approach is also informed by Perinatal/Maternal Mental Health, Women’s Mental Health and Play Therapy modalities. The therapy I provide to clients is always driven and centered around their specific life circumstances, values, and culture with respect to their personal identities as we begin our collaborative therapeutic work together. For each client that I partner with, the goal is always to empower them and their respected relationships with improved quality of life, and relationships with others to strive for a healthy and thriving future.

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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 Yakima, or three offices if you would rather be in the room.

Counseling Services for Wellbeing serves Yakima and all of Washington by secure video, so where you live is not a barrier to good care. We also have three offices across the Seattle metro, about two to two and a half hours west over the Cascade passes, and you can move between video and in-person sessions as your life changes.

Secure video, Yakima and statewide

Yakima, Union Gap, Selah, Sunnyside and anywhere in Washington. The same therapist each session.

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Frequently asked questions

What Yakima residents ask before starting online therapy.

Do you have an office in Yakima?

No. Counseling Services for Wellbeing does not have a Yakima office. We are a Washington practice and we see Yakima and Yakima Valley residents by secure video anywhere in the state, with the same licensed clinicians. Our three physical offices are in the Seattle metro, about two to two and a half hours west over the Cascade passes, so for most Yakima residents video is the realistic way to work with us.

Is it hard to find a therapist in Yakima?

Yakima County is designated by the federal government as a mental health professional shortage area for the whole county, so a thin local roster is a real, documented gap rather than something you are imagining. A lot of the local capacity sits in community health centers oriented to Medicaid and farmworker care, and in-network group-practice openings for commercially insured adults can be scarce. Seeing a Washington-licensed clinician by secure video widens the pool well past whoever has a Yakima opening this month.

Do you take central Washington insurance plans for online therapy?

We accept most major insurance plans, including Regence, Premera, Kaiser, Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare, which are the carriers most commercially insured Yakima Valley residents carry through an employer. We confirm your specific plan and coverage before your first session, so you know what to expect rather than guessing, and online therapy here does not have to be the cash-pay arrangement many national platforms are.

Do you have a Spanish-speaking therapist?

Our team includes a bilingual English and Spanish clinician who sees clients by secure video, which matters in a valley where Spanish is a first language for many families. Not every clinician on our team is bilingual, so tell us at intake if you would like Spanish-language sessions and we will match you with the right person and confirm availability before your first appointment.

Do I have to drive over the Cascades to be seen?

No. Every session is by secure video, so there is no drive to the west side for an opening. You stay in the valley and meet your therapist from a private room at home or behind a closed office door. For a region two to two and a half hours from the nearest Puget Sound clinic over the passes, removing that drive is the main reason telehealth fits a central Washington schedule.

Can I do therapy around a farm, packing-house or shift schedule?

Yes. Agriculture is the largest employer in Yakima County, and field, orchard and packing-house work runs on hours that do not bend around a clinic's. Video sessions fit a working schedule without a commute, so you can meet from a private space during a break or an early or late slot rather than losing a day to travel.

How soon can I be seen?

First appointments are available the same week, which can be far faster than waiting for a local opening in a shortage area. Much of the market books weeks out 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.

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 it matters most where local options are limited and starting over is not easy.

How much does therapy cost in Washington 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 Regence, Premera, Kaiser and UnitedHealthcare plans many Yakima Valley 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.

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 central Washington 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

Yakima and Yakima Valley 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.

Thorough Healthcare crisis line

The regional 24-hour behavioral health crisis line for Yakima County, run by Thorough Healthcare, is 509-575-4200. Its Crisis Triage Center is at 505 S 4th Ave in Yakima and is staffed for mental health and substance use emergencies.

Nearest emergency room

For a medical or psychiatric emergency, the nearest hospital is MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, at 2811 Tieton Drive in Yakima, 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 Yakima. Our nearest physical office is in the Seattle metro, about two to two and a half hours west over the Cascade passes, and most Yakima clients are seen by secure video rather than making that drive. If you would rather be in the room, those offices are open to you, and otherwise the same Washington-licensed team meets you on a screen.

Also see

Online therapy in Yakima, Washington.

You want to talk to someone, and a short local list should not be the thing in the way.

Why does online therapy fit Yakima in particular?

A documented provider shortage

A workforce built around the harvest

The mountains the session does not need

Online therapy for adults across Yakima, Union Gap, Selah, Sunnyside and the valley.

How does online therapy work at Counseling Services for Wellbeing?

Reach out

Matched at intake

Start this week, from home or a closed office door

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

Counseling Services for Wellbeing vs. other ways for Yakima residents to get therapy.

An office to sit in, in Yakima

Lowest cost or 24/7 in-app messaging

The same therapist each session

First appointment in days, not weeks

Coordinated therapy and psychiatry

Most major insurance plans accepted

Most major insurance plans accepted

If you carry commercial insurance through work, online therapy here is usually within reach.

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

+ Meet the full team

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

Secure video, Yakima and statewide

Green Lake, Seattle

Burien

Smokey Point, Arlington

What Yakima residents ask before starting online therapy.

Do you have an office in Yakima?

Is it hard to find a therapist in Yakima?

Do you take central Washington insurance plans for online therapy?

Do you have a Spanish-speaking therapist?

Do I have to drive over the Cascades to be seen?

Can I do therapy around a farm, packing-house or shift schedule?

How soon can I be seen?

Will I see the same therapist each session online?

How much does therapy cost in Washington if I use insurance?

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

Yakima and Yakima Valley mental health resources.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Thorough Healthcare crisis line

Nearest emergency room

Related care from our team.

Good care should not depend on whether a local clinic happens to have an opening.