We want you to get the care you deserve.
Our mission for mental health care
We are a group of PMHNPs who provide quality mental health care. We focus on developing collaborative treatment plans using up-to-date, trauma informed, evidence-based care. We prescribe conservatively and holistically, centering our patients at the heart of the work we do.
We provide comprehensive and accessible medication management and brief psychotherapeutic interventions delivered by empathetic and experienced clinicians.
Our focus
Insurance & Fees
Insurance Information
We are able to accept private pay clients and clients who wish to use the following insurances:
Pacific Source
First Choice
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Aetna
Moda
Providence
Fee Schedule
Private pay evaluation
60-90 minutes | $450 | Get started
Private pay follow up appointments
30 minutes | $225 | Get started
Letter writing outside of sessions
Paperwork will only be completed during a scheduled appointment.
Please note that we do not provide disability evaluations, parenting evaluations or any other forensic services. We do not provide letters for emotional support animals.
Terms & Policies
Clinic Policies
Compass Psychiatric Wellness offers comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management with adjunctive solution-focused psychotherapy and lifestyle coaching to clients from late adolescence to older adults.
Please take the time to read our policies and procedures regarding medication management services. Collaboration between providers and clients is most effective when all parties involved understand the goals and expectations of service delivery. Compass is not able to offer “on call” availability or treatment on non-business days. If Compass Psychiatric Wellness cannot meet your needs, we can assist with referrals to a higher level of care or an outside entity that may better fit your situation.
We require that clients make full payment at the time of services. You will be provided with information about your insurance benefits for services requested prior to scheduling, as well as information about private pay rates.
Compass Psychiatric will do their best to obtain accurate information regarding deductibles, copays and co-insurance, however, it is an individual’s responsibility to verify their insurance benefits.
We require that a credit card be on file prior to scheduling your first appointment.
Payment At Time of Service Policy
Cancellation and No Show Policy
We require that a credit card be on file prior to scheduling your first appointment. We require clients to provide one full business day notice of the cancellation of their appointment. If your appointment is on a Monday, it must be cancelled by the Friday.
Clients that are 10 minutes or more late for a 30 minute appointment or 15 minutes or more late for a 60-90 minute appointment will be considered a “no show” as providers do not have adequate time for treatment.
Client’s card on file will be charged $225 for missed appointments or late cancellations - this may exceed the insurance company rate. Please note, insurance companies will not pay for missed sessions; payment for these sessions are the responsibility of the patient and must be taken care of before a client can be rescheduled.
If you miss an appointment and don't contact Compass Psychiatric Wellness within 30 days, you may be subject to dismissal as a patient. In such cases, treatment must be re-established for further services to continue which includes medication refills.
Additionally, Compass Psychiatric Wellness reserves the right to terminate treatment if a patient is not actively participating in treatment goals or if it is determined that the client’s needs can be best served by another provider.
Typically, a patient must be seen a minimum of every three (3) months or more frequently, as indicated by the treatment plan, for continuation of the provider-patient relationship.
Right to Terminate
Compass Psychiatric Wellness reserves the right to terminate the provider-patient relationship under the following circumstances:
When services may no longer be beneficial to the client
When another professional might be of better service
When payment is not received
When a client misses two consecutive appointments without 24 business hours notice or frequently misses appointments
When a client does not cooperate with the agreed upon treatment
If a client or family member/significant other are hostile or aggressive, or cause any disruption in our work space
Benzodiazepine Policy
Benzodiazepines (medications such as Xanax, Ativan, and Klonopin) will rarely be prescribed at Compass Psychiatric Wellness. When they are prescribed, it will be done on a time-limited basis and in restricted amounts. This reflects the current understanding that benzodiazepines can worsen anxiety and contribute to cognitive decline over the long term. In addition, benzodiazepines carry the risk of tolerance, dependence and abuse and are potentially lethal in overdoses, particularly when mixed with alcohol and/or opioid pain medications.
Stimulant Policy
Stimulant medications are a first line treatment for the symptoms of ADHD, however, they carry the risk of tolerance, dependence and abuse. For this reason, their use is tightly regulated. In order to continue to be able to prescribe these medications to our clients, we require a stimulant agreement to be fully discussed and agreed upon by you and your ARNP.
Refill Policy
The routine practice of Compass Psychiatric Wellness is to write a prescription to cover your medication needs until your next appointment. If you keep scheduled appointments or reschedule promptly, there should be no need for additional refills. If an exception occurs, please call me to request a refill at least 5 working days before you will run out of medication. Refills will be considered on a case by case basis. Please note, we do not process refill requests after hours, on weekends or on holidays. Dose changes will not be made outside of scheduled appointments.
Please OPT OUT of automatic refill requests if offered this service by your pharmacy. We will not respond to pharmacy initiated refill requests due to the significant administrative burden this entails.
Please remember that it is your responsibility to schedule a follow-up appointment before you run out of medication and within the return time frame determined in your treatment plan. Controlled substances cannot be refilled by phone and will only be written during office visits if appropriate. There will be no early refills for controlled substances regardless for the reason for the request.
It is important that we maintain contact with our clients to assure best practice, safety, and meet treatment goals. Compass Psychiatric Wellness requires individuals who are receiving medication services to have routine in-office checks with their provider at least every three months.
Limitations on Requests for Forensic and Court Support Services
Disability: We provide a copy of the health record for established clients who are working with disability lawyers. Individuals who are seeking services to establish disability are referred to outside providers and organizations. We do not perform disability evaluations.
Emotional Support Animals: We provide advocacy and documentation to established clients who have been working with us for at least three months and who have attended all scheduled appointments. We do not offer assessment or report writing for primary purpose of gaining an emotional support animal letter.
Parenting evaluations: We do not perform parenting evaluations and we will not appear in court to testify on your behalf. If we receive a subpoena to appear in court on your behalf, our services will be billed at an hourly rate of $500 per hour with a 4 hour minimum.
Paperwork: We will complete paperwork during scheduled appointments only.