Psychiatry that takes Premera in Seattle.
Meet with a psychiatric provider who takes the time to understand your full story, not a fifteen-minute prescription stop. Counseling Services for Wellbeing accepts Premera Blue Cross, books same-week, then confirms your coverage before you start.
Yes, we accept Premera for psychiatry.
Counseling Services for Wellbeing provides psychiatric medication management for Premera Blue Cross members at all three of our Seattle-area offices and by secure video anywhere in Washington. You can use your Premera plan here, with a psychiatric provider who has time for the whole picture rather than a rushed med check.
It means you can see a psychiatric provider here using your Premera plan, rather than paying out of pocket or sitting on a long hospital waitlist. Premera Blue Cross is Washington's largest commercial plan and a Blue Cross licensee, so it is a carrier we work with often: you bring your member ID, we confirm your coverage and you start. Many Premera members carry the plan through an employer, so what an individual plan covers can still vary, which is exactly why we check your specific coverage before your first appointment rather than assume it.
Most Seattle psychiatry is one of two things: a hospital system booking weeks out or a cash-pay prescriber you fund yourself. Neither is great when you are already struggling. Accepting Premera changes that. You can use the plan you already pay for and start this week instead of next month.
You typed the carrier name by hand because you wanted a plain answer before you called. Here it is: we take Premera, we book first appointments the same week, and we confirm your specific coverage up front so there are no surprises.
How we compare
Using your Premera plan here vs. the rest of the market.
| Most Seattle psychiatry practices | Counseling Services for Wellbeing | |
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| Insurance |
Cash-pay only, no billing
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Premera accepted, billed directly
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| First appointment |
Weeks-out hospital waitlist
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Same-week scheduling
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| Time with your provider |
Longer concierge visits at a premium
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Standard insurance visit lengths
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| Continuity |
A different prescriber most visits
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The same provider each visit
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Insurance
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Most Seattle psychiatry practicesCash-pay only, no billing
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Counseling Services for WellbeingPremera accepted, billed directly
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First appointment
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Most Seattle psychiatry practicesWeeks-out hospital waitlist
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Counseling Services for WellbeingSame-week scheduling
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Time with your provider
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Most Seattle psychiatry practicesLonger concierge visits at a premium
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Counseling Services for WellbeingStandard insurance visit lengths
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Continuity
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Most Seattle psychiatry practicesA different prescriber most visits
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Counseling Services for WellbeingThe same provider each visit
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We are not the priciest concierge prescriber in the city and we are not trying to be. We are the option that takes your Premera plan, gets you in quickly, gives you real time for the whole picture and keeps you with the same provider across your care.
What to bring, what to expect.
Here is what makes the first step easy for a Premera member.
Bring your Premera member ID
Have it ready for the intake call so we can verify your coverage for you, rather than leaving you to chase down benefits language on your own.
We confirm your coverage before you start
Premera Blue Cross is Washington's largest commercial plan, so it is a carrier we work with often. Because many Premera plans run through an employer, we confirm yours rather than assume it.
Your first visit is a real conversation
Time enough to actually understand what is going on before anyone settles on a plan, not a rushed med check.
You see the same provider each visit
In person at one of our offices or by secure video, so you are not re-explaining your history to a new face every time.
Medication as one part of whole-person care.
We treat medication as one part of whole-person care, not the brain in isolation. That means we look at your sleep, your energy, your body and the life around the medication, because all of it shapes how you feel and how a plan should be built.
We match you with a psychiatric provider whose specialties fit your situation, and you see the same provider across your care for continuity. An evaluation comes first when you want to understand what is going on before deciding anything: a thorough conversation about your history, your symptoms and your daily life, so your provider can form a clear picture and talk through your options with you. Once a plan is in place, ongoing medication management is regular check-ins where your provider revisits how it is working, watches for side effects and adjusts as your life changes, not a standing refill. Therapy is available alongside medication when that fits the work, so the two can support each other rather than running on separate tracks.
Psychiatric care may help you find a plan that fits and feel more like yourself. We will not promise to fix your brain chemistry or guarantee an outcome. We will give you a provider who takes the time and a plan you have a real say in.
We will tell you plainly, either way.
If you carry a different plan, we will tell you plainly and help you understand your options. We also accept Kaiser, Regence and Aetna.
The fastest way to know where you stand is a quick intake call, and we will walk you through it with no jargon and no runaround.
The care your Premera coverage reaches.
Once you know your Premera plan is confirmed, here is where to go for the care you are looking for.
Medication management
Regular check-ins that revisit how a plan is working and adjust as life changes.
View medication management →Psychiatric evaluation
A thorough first conversation to understand what is going on before deciding anything.
View psychiatric evaluation →Adult ADHD evaluation
For questions about attention, focus and follow-through that have followed you for years.
View adult ADHD evaluation →ADHD treatment & medication
Ongoing support and medication management once a diagnosis is in place.
View ADHD treatment →Child & adolescent psychiatry
Psychiatric care for kids and teens, with families involved in the plan.
View child & teen psychiatry →Bipolar & mood care
For mood swings or questions about the bipolar spectrum that need a clearer picture.
View bipolar & mood care →Depression care
For low mood, low energy and the days that feel flat, with medication when it fits.
View depression care →Substance use psychiatry
Psychiatric support for alcohol and substance use as part of whole-person care.
View substance use psychiatry →Spravato (esketamine)
A supervised in-office option some providers consider when other steps have not been enough.
View Spravato →Online psychiatry in WA
The same psychiatric care by secure video anywhere in Washington, same provider either way.
View online psychiatry →Anxiety therapy
Talk therapy alongside medication for the worry that will not switch off.
View anxiety therapy →Online therapy in WA
Therapy by secure video to support the work alongside your psychiatric care.
View online therapy →Not sure which fits? Reach out and we will point you to the right starting place and confirm your coverage at the same time.
Three offices or secure video anywhere in Washington.
First appointments are available the same week, not weeks out. You can meet in person at any of our three offices or by secure video, with the same provider either way.
Time for the whole picture, on the plan you already pay for.
People choose us because we give time for the whole picture instead of a fifteen-minute med check, take their insurance and book within the same week. Across our offices, we hold a 4.8-star rating across 338 reviews from the people we have worked with. Our psychiatric providers are licensed clinicians, and our team carries a broad range of specialties, so we can pair you with a provider whose focus fits your situation.
That whole-body lens comes from our founding. The practice was co-founded by our clinical director, Israella "Issy" Kleiman, LMFT, an AAMFT-approved supervisor, around the belief that wellbeing is physiological, structural and psychological all at once, which is why medication here is treated as one part of a bigger picture rather than the only lever.
What Premera members ask before starting.
Do you take Premera for psychiatry?
Yes. Counseling Services for Wellbeing provides psychiatric medication management for Premera Blue Cross members at all three offices and by secure video statewide. You can use your Premera plan here. We confirm your specific coverage before your first appointment, so you know where you stand before anything begins. First appointments are available the same week.
How do I confirm my Premera covers psychiatry here?
Have your Premera member ID ready for the intake call and we verify your specific coverage for you before you start. Premera Blue Cross is Washington's largest commercial plan, so the check is a familiar one for us, and because many Premera plans run through an employer we confirm yours rather than assume it. You will know where you stand before your first appointment.
Are you accepting new clients on Premera?
Yes. We are accepting new psychiatry clients on Premera, with same-week first appointments rather than a weeks-long wait. Reach out by phone or form, have your member ID handy and we will confirm your coverage and find the first opening that works with your schedule, in person at one of our offices or by secure video.
What is the difference between a psychiatric evaluation and medication management on Premera?
An evaluation is the assessment that helps figure out what is going on and whether medication fits. Medication management is the ongoing care once a plan is in place, with regular check-ins and adjustments rather than a standing refill. We confirm your Premera coverage for both, and you see the same provider throughout for continuity.
Will I just be put on medication?
No. We look at the whole picture first, and medication is one option among several rather than a foregone conclusion. Therapy is available alongside medication when that fits the work, and some people leave an evaluation with a plan that does not center on medication at all. The plan is built around your situation, not the clock.
What if I do not have Premera?
If you carry a different plan, we will tell you plainly and help you understand your options. We also accept Kaiser, Regence and Aetna. The quickest way to know where you stand is a short intake call, and we will walk you through what your plan covers before you commit to anything.
How soon can I be seen, and is it online or in person?
First appointments are available the same week, not weeks out. You can meet in person at our Green Lake, Burien or Smokey Point offices, or by secure video anywhere in Washington, with the same provider either way. Telehealth lets you start from home with no change in who you work with.
You do not have to settle for fifteen minutes and a refill, or wait a month to be seen.
Request an appointment today, and we will confirm your Premera coverage and get you in, often within the same week. Psychiatric care here starts with a real conversation and a provider who treats medication as part of whole-person care, in person at our Green Lake, Burien and Smokey Point offices or by secure video across Washington.
