Behavioral & Mental Health Resources

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Behavioral & Mental
Health Resources

These resources are for long term mental health management. If you are having a mental health crisis call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or text 988, or chat online at 988lifeline.org/chat 

Veterans can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255, or chat online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat

Columbia County Health System:  (509) 382-3200

Columbia Family Clinic now offers two options for behavioral health needs:

  • In-person counseling:

Meet Dr. Todd Carman-Wagner, a highly trained and experienced mental health clinician dedicated to helping you. With a diverse background and a passion for helping others, Dr. Todd is equipped with the education and experience needed to provide exceptional care. He holds multiple degrees, including a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Master of Social Work, a Doctor of Social Work, and a Ph.D. in Addiction Psychology.

Certified by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Dr. Todd specializes in various areas of mental health, including child mental health, developmental disabilities, geriatric mental health, and minority mental health in Native American, African American, and Hispanic cultures. In addition, he is licensed as an independent clinical social worker and a licensed substance use professional through the Washington State Department of Health.

Dr. Todd is dedicated to delivering patient-centered care that is tailored to your needs. With over 30 years of professional experience, he is well-equipped to provide exceptional support and guidance. Trust Dr. Todd Carman-Wagner to provide you with the compassionate care you deserve.

  • Telepsychiatry:

Telepsychiatry is now offered in partnership with Eagle Telemedicine, which is able to provide consults for mental health diagnosis and medication management. 

Disclaimer: The remainder of these resources are NOT associated with or endorsed by CCHD. This is meant to serve as a starting point for individuals searching for further mental/behavioral health services.

Dr. Todd Carman-Wagner, LICSW, PHD

Blue Mountain Counseling:

https://www.bluemtncounseling.org/ 

Blue Mountain Counseling offers services for individuals, families, and children seeking counseling services for mental health, substance abuse, prevention, and jail transition. Types of therapy offered include CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Reality Therapy, Art Therapy, Loss Grief and Trauma Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Emotion-Focused and Trauma Resolution Group Therapy.

Payment: Accepts Medicaid. Also accepts several commercial insurances, however behavioral health coverage depends on the individual plan and may require meeting your deductible or have a patient co-pay. Examples of insurance that have some accepted plans are Kaiser, Premera, Cigna. It is recommended that each patient call or email with their insurance details so that an individualized eligibility check may be done and give a more exact evaluation of coverage.

Accepting New Patients: Yes.                                           Typical Wait Until First Appointment:  ~ 6 weeks

Hours Open: Monday-Thursday 8 am-5:15 pm (closed every day 12:15-12:45 pm)

221 E Washington Ave, Dayton, WA 99328

Phone: (509) 382-1164        Email: e@bluemtncouseling.org

Dayton School District:

https://www.daytonsd.org/page/middle-high-school 

Students at Dayton Elementary, Middle, and High School all have access to free behavioral health services. Students may receive individual counseling up to once per week during the school year, and some group therapy sessions may be available. Services may be limited over the summer, but are still available for acute crises. 

Caitlin Patterson serves as a mental health counselor for K-12 students. She can be contacted at caitlinp@daytonsd.org to set up counseling. 

Kristie Korslund serves as a prevention counselor specializing in substance use treatment and prevention for middle and high school students. She can be contacted at kristiek@daytonsd.org to set up counseling.

YWCA – Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault:

http://www.ywcaww.org/contact-us/ 

YWCA Walla Walla provides multiple services including a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Center, including a domestic violence shelter, counseling, support groups, advocacy, information and more. In addition, a licensed preschool and childcare center and a number of community and personal enrichment programs. YWCA Walla Walla has a Dayton Office and contact information.

Address: 270 E. Main Street Dayton, WA 99328

Dayton Phone/Crisis Line (NOT 24/7): (509) 382-9922

Walla Walla 24-hour crisis line: 509-529-9922

Miki Fulbright, Dayton Advocate - email: mfulbright@ywcaww.org

Aging and Long Term Care of Southeastern WA:

https://www.altcwashington.com/

ALTC provides free support services for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities, including programs for case management, nutrition, transportation, benefits assistance, health and wellness, foot care, and legal services. 

ALTC also provides free support services to Caregivers, including counseling, free comprehensive assessment of caregiver stresses and burdens, specialists to help develop a plan of care to help you thrive while caregiving, in-home help, minor home modifications, skills training, and medical equipment.

Columbia County Office hours are Tuesday through Friday 8:30am-5:00pm excluding holidays. Please call or email our office for assistance.

Aging and Disability Resource Center / Columbia County
410 East Main, Dayton, WA 99328
Phone: (509) 382-4787
ADRCColumbia@dshs.wa.gov

Project Timothy:

https://www.projecttimothy.org/ 

Project Timothy is a Christian Service Center, offering assistance to residents of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Starbuck, in particular single mothers and families with school age children. While it does not specialize in mental health, its other services may help lift burdens that contribute to worsened mental health. Services include help with emergency housing, food, rental assistance, utilities, and transportation.

Hours Open: Tuesday-Friday of 12pm- 2pm
249 East Main Street, Dayton, WA 99328
Phone: (509) 382-2943

Alcoholics Anonymous:

https://www.aa.org/ 

AA is a national program targeted for individuals with alcohol use disorders, focused on abstinence, which relies on a 12 step program and community support groups. You can search for specific meeting times and locations online, including local groups.

Narcotics Anonymous:

https://na.org/ 

NA is a national program targeted for individuals with substance use disorders, focused on abstinence, which relies on a 12 step program and community support groups. You can search for specific meeting times and locations online, including local groups.

Mental Health Network of Walla Walla:

https://www.mentalhealthww.com/providers 

MHNWW is an organization focused on behavioral health that has a search tool for providers in the Walla Walla area which provide in person counseling. Some also provide telehealth services, which can be filtered for using the sidebar.

Telehealth Counseling aka Teletherapy and Telepsychiatry:

Although telehealth is administered online or by phone, the providers are required to be licensed in the state you are in. The following search engines allow you to find Washington State providers that have online services. You must reach out to directly to make an appointment. Therapy can be done by many licensed counselors, therapists, and psychologists. Psychiatrists are medical providers who can diagnose mental health disorders and prescribe medications to treat them. These search engines are not comprehensive and may not list all possible providers.

Telehealth Search Engines:

Psychology Today:  This search engine has options to search for a therapist or psychiatrist. The therapy search includes a few providers who have physical offices near Dayton (ex. Walla Walla), however most are Telehealth/Online/Virtual providers. Can filter by insurance, price, types of therapy offered, conditions treated, and demographic characteristics you identify with. The telepsychiatry search must use “Washington” rather than Dayton. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

Aunt Bertha – Find Help: Searches are available for many types of services including mental health, physical health, food, housing, goods, transit, money, care, education, work, and legal help. www.auntbertha.com or www.findhelp.org

For the following searches use “Washington”, rather than “Dayton” which will not produce results:

American Psychological Association: Includes therapists practicing many techniques including CBT, ACT and more. Make sure the sidebar dropdown “Accepting New/Telehealth” checkbox is checked. Can filter by insurance, types of therapy offered, conditions treated, and demographic characteristics you identify with. https://locator.apa.org/ 

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies: Includes therapists who practice cognitive and behavioral techniques. Includes psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and its subtypes are evidence based psychological treatments focused on thinking patterns and behaviors, and proven to be effective for many psychiatric conditions. Make sure the checkbox next to “Telehealth” is checked. https://services.abct.org/i4a/memberDirectory/index.cfm?directory_id=3&pageID=3282 

Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS): Includes therapists who practice ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), a type of behavioral and cognitive therapy. ACT is an action oriented therapy focused on accepting inner emotions and identifying goals and values. Make sure the “Online/Teletherapy Available” dropdown has selected “Yes”. https://contextualscience.org/civicrm/profile?gid=17&reset=1&force=1

American Psychiatric Association: Includes psychiatrists. Make sure the sidebar “Telehealth services” has “Yes” selected, then click “Apply”. http://finder.psychiatry.org/SearchForm.aspx  

Washington State Psychological Association: Includes WA state specific therapists. There is no need to input more location information. Make sure the dropdown “Do you offer your services via telepsychology?” has “Yes” selected. https://mms.wspapsych.org/members/directory/search_bootstrap.php?org_id=WSPA 

Zocdoc: Allows to search for a therapist/counselor, psychologist, or psychiatrist. You can filter using insurance, and see available appointments directly through the platform, all costs are provider specific, not associated with the booking through Zocdoc. https://www.zocdoc.com/

Online Therapy Platforms:

Although telehealth is administered online or by phone, the providers are required to be licensed in the state you are in. The following search engines allow you to find Washington State providers that have online services. You must reach out to directly to make an appointment. Therapy can be done by many licensed counselors, therapists, and psychologists. Psychiatrists are medical providers who can diagnose mental health disorders and prescribe medications to treat them. These search engines are not comprehensive and may not list all possible providers.

Different from search engines, instead these are private companies that charge a fee for direct telehealth services. There is significant variation in services provided and how they charge. Cost estimates below are without coverage from insurance, but with accepted insurance may be lower. Services with medications will not prescribe controlled substances (ex. benzodiazepines, stimulants). Many but not all offer couples therapy or services for teens and children.

Accepts insurance:

Brightside: https://www.brightside.com/ 

  • Includes therapy, psychiatry, or both. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some private insurance plans and HSA/FSA funds. Does not take Medicare or Medicaid, does not offer financial aid. 
  • Also provides $15 medications. 
  • It includes live video visits and messaging capabilities, as well as free additional self-help videos and a phone app. 
  • Cost per month $95 for psychiatry, $299 for therapy, $349 for both. 

Cerebral: https://cerebral.com/ 

  • Includes therapy, psychiatry, or both. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some private insurance and HSA/FSA funds. Does not accept Medicare or Medicaid, and patients with these are excluded from signing up for Cerebral. 
  • Plans include options for therapy only, medications only, or both, does require subscription.
  • Sessions are available by video or phone, with four (45 min) sessions per month. 
  • Cost per month is $295 for therapy only, $99 for medications only, $325 for both. 

Talkspace: https://www.talkspace.com/ 

  • Includes therapy or psychiatry. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some insurance and HSA/FSA funds. Plans require subscription.
  • Includes options with weekly live video sessions, phone, chat, messaging, and mobile app. 
  • Psychiatry plans include medication management. 
  • Cost per month for therapy is $260-400. Cost per visit for psychiatry is $249 for initial consult, $125 for follow up. 

LiveHealth Online: https://livehealthonline.com/psychology/ 

  • A general telehealth platform including therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some insurance, and visits are billed individually without a subscription. 
  • Includes video visits, 45 minutes each. 
  • Psychiatry visits can also include medication management. 
  • Cost per visit is $80 for a therapist, $95 for a psychologist, $175 for initial psychiatrist evaluation, $75 for follow up psychiatrist visits. 

Teladoc Health: https://www.teladoc.com/ways-we-help/mental-health/ 

  • A general telehealth platform including therapists and psychiatrists. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some insurance (including some Medicare and Medicaid plans), HSA/FSA funds, and visits are billed individually without a subscription. 
  • Includes video or phone visits, 45 minutes each. 
  • Cost is $99 for therapy, $299 for psychiatry (yes medications, not for bipolar or schizophrenia). 

MDLive: https://mdlnext.mdlive.com/mental-health

  • A general telehealth platform including therapists and psychiatrists. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some insurance and visits are billed individually without a subscription. 
  • Includes video or phone visits, 45-60 minutes each, and access to mobile app. 
  • Cost per visit is $108 for therapy, $284 for psychiatry (includes medication management). 

Amwell: https://patients.amwell.com/services/online-therapy 

  • A general telehealth platform including therapists and psychiatrists. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some insurance and visits are billed individually without subscription. 
  • Includes video visits, 45 minutes each, and access to mobile app. 
  • Psychiatry is a separate service from therapy and includes medication management. 
  • Cost per session is $109 for masters level therapist, $129 for doctorate level therapist, $279 for initial psychiatry, $109 for follow up psychiatry. 

Doctor on Demand: https://doctorondemand.com/what-we-treat/mental-health/

  • A general telehealth platform including therapists and psychiatrists. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some insurance (including Medicare), HSA/FSA funds, and visits are billed individually without subscription. 
  • Includes video sessions and mobile app. 
  • Cost per visit is $129 for 25 min therapy, $179 for 50 min therapy, $299 for initial 45 psychiatry, $129 for 15 min follow up psychiatry. 

Monument: https://joinmonument.com/

  • Treatment specifically for alcohol use. 
  • Insurance: Accepts some insurance including Medicare, does not accept Medicaid in WA. 
  • Includes 4 individual 1-hour video therapy visits per month, messaging, and medication management, moderated support groups, anonymous community forum. 
  • Cost per month is $14.99 for community membership (support groups and forum), $149 for 2 therapy sessions and physician access, $249 for 4 therapy sessions and physician access. For each physician visit not part of a therapy plan it is $100. 

Do not accept insurance: 

Open Path Psychotherapy Collective: https://openpathcollective.org/ 

  • A nonprofit platform for teletherapy that specifically serves clients who lack health insurance or have insurance without enough mental health benefits, and have a household income below $100,000. 
  • Includes 60 minute video sessions and self-directed educational courses on mental health. 
  • Cost is a $65 lifetime membership fee (one-time fee) plus $40-80 per visit. 

Sesame: https://sesamecare.com/category/mental-health 

  • A general telehealth platform that includes therapy as well as psychiatry via video visit. 
  • Does not offer financial aid. 
  • Charges can be per visit or part of an ongoing subscription. 
  • With creation of an account, there is access to $5 prescriptions from qualifying providers. 
  • Cost for individual visits may vary, subscription with Sesame Plus for $10.99 per month gives $20 off every visit. 

Calmerry: https://us.calmerry.com/

  • Teletherapy platform that offers chat only or additional video sessions for additional cost. 
  • Does not offer financial aid.
  • Requires a subscription for messaging only, or add 1 or 4 video (30 min) sessions per month.
  • Cost per month is $228 for messaging only, $298 for 1 video session and chat, or $360 for 4 video sessions and chat.  

Online-Therapy.com: https://www.online-therapy.com/

  • A teletherapy platform with counselors and therapists. 
  • Includes online journal, worksheets, 30-min weekly live chat with therapist, messaging, mobile app, and option for live video sessions (45 min). 
  • Only available M-F. 
  • Cost per month is $160 for messaging only, $256 for 1 weekly video session, $352 for 2 weekly video sessions. 

BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/

  • Teletherapy platform with counselors, therapists, and psychologists. 
  • Does accept HSA/FSA funds and provide some financial aid. Requires a subscription.
  • Membership includes 4 live video sessions per month (30-45 min), phone, live chat, and messaging, mobile app, in addition offers group therapy sessions, webinars, journal. 
  • Cost $240-360 per month, depending on location and therapist preferences. 

ReGain: https://www.regain.us/

  • A BetterHelp specialty site for couples counseling and relationship therapy. 
  • Does offer financial aid. Requires subscription. 
  • Includes live video, phone, chat, messaging, and access to mobile app. 
  • Cost $240-360 per month, depending on location and therapist preferences. 

Pride Counseling: https://www.pridecounseling.com/

  • A BetterHelp specialty site with therapists specializing in working with LGBTQ+ patients. 
  • Does accept HAS/FSA funds and offers financial aid. Requires subscription. 
  • Includes live video, phone, chat, messaging, mobile app, in addition offers webinars, journal. 
  • Cost $240-360 per month, depending on location and therapist preferences. 

Teen Counseling Online Therapy: https://www.teencounseling.com/

  • A specialty teletherapy platform specifically for teenagers 13-19 years old. 
  • Includes live chats, phone, video, messaging, and access to mobile app. 
  • Cost is $240-360 per month, based on your location and therapist availability.