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Behavioral health

Fourteen therapists and psychiatrists working inside the same practice as your GP, on the same record, so nobody asks you to tell the story from the beginning again.

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  • 14 therapists and psychiatrists
  • Same record as your GP
  • First appointment in 6 days
A quiet corner of the Medice waiting area used by the behavioral health team

Overview

What behavioral health here actually involves

This department sits inside the practice rather than beside it. Your therapist, your psychiatrist and your GP read one record, which means the medication, the therapy and the physical health picture are visible to each other.

The first appointment is an hour and is an assessment, not a triage call. You will leave knowing who you are seeing next, what kind of therapy it is, and roughly how long it runs — rather than joining a list.

Not everyone who comes here needs long-term work. A significant share of appointments are short, focused courses for sleep, anxiety or a specific life event, and we will say so rather than open an indefinite file.

At a glance

First appointment wait
6 days
Assessment length
60 minutes
Typical course
8–12 sessions
Referral needed
No
Available at
All 4 clinics

Conditions

What our therapists and psychiatrists treat

Sixteen of the most common reasons people come here. The list is not exhaustive — if yours is not on it, call and ask.

  • Low mood and depression
  • Generalised anxiety
  • Panic attacks
  • Insomnia and sleep problems
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Bereavement and loss
  • Health anxiety
  • Burnout and work stress
  • Adult ADHD assessment
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Perinatal mental health
  • Alcohol and substance use
  • Eating difficulties
  • Chronic illness adjustment
  • Relationship and family difficulty

Treatments & procedures

Six things that happen in this department

Everything below is done at Medice, by people who work here. Nothing is contracted out to a service you have never heard of.

Initial assessment
One hour with a clinician who can actually make a plan, not a screening call. You leave knowing who you will see, what the approach is, and how long it is likely to run.
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Typically eight to twelve weekly sessions with the same therapist, in person or by video. Structured, with work between sessions, and reviewed at the halfway point.
Psychiatric review and prescribing
Where medication is part of the picture, it is prescribed and reviewed by a psychiatrist here — and it is on the same record your GP and pharmacist read.
EMDR for trauma
A structured trauma therapy delivered by clinicians trained in it, usually six to twelve sessions. We will talk through what it involves before you commit to it.
Adult ADHD assessment
A two-appointment process with questionnaires between, done by a psychiatrist rather than an online provider. Titration and review continue here if medication follows.
Group programmes
Short evening courses for sleep, anxiety management and chronic illness adjustment, run at Pearl District. Some things are genuinely easier in a room with other people.

Our specialists

Three of the fourteen therapists and psychiatrists

Your visit

What to expect, step by step

  1. Before you come

    Nothing to prepare. If there is something you would rather write down than say out loud, bring it — that is a normal way to start.

  2. Checking in

    Check in on your phone if you would rather not speak to the desk. There is a quiet corner of the waiting area, and the average wait is six minutes.

  3. With the clinician

    An hour. Mostly you talking and them listening. You will agree a plan at the end of it rather than being added to a list.

  4. After the visit

    A summary reaches your portal the same day, and it goes to your GP only with your agreement — this is the one part of the record you control.

Equipment & technology

Built instead of a bigger lobby

There is not much equipment in this department, which is the point. What it has instead is time, continuity and rooms that were designed for the conversation rather than borrowed from a clinic.

The single most useful thing here is the shared record — your therapist, your psychiatrist and your GP are looking at one page.

Fourteen clinicians on staff
Employed here, not a contracted network
Same-record integration with primary care
Shared with your GP only if you agree to it
Video sessions with the same therapist
Not a different clinician each week
Evening group programmes
Pearl District · sleep, anxiety, chronic illness

Behavioral health pricing

What behavioral health costs here

Covered by all six insurers we take. Paying yourself? These are the prices — flat, published, and identical at all four clinics.

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Initial assessment, 60 minutes
$195
Therapy session, 50 minutes
$140
Psychiatric review
$260

Same price at Pearl District, Beaverton, Lloyd Center and Sellwood

In network

Providence

Regence

Moda Health

Kaiser Permanente

PacificSource

Aetna

Behavioral health FAQ

The five we are asked most

Anything not answered here, ask when you book — the person on the phone is a nurse, not a call centre.

Do I need a referral?
No. Book directly. You do not need to have seen a GP first, and you do not need to explain why on the phone.
Will my GP see what I talk about?
Only if you agree. Behavioral health notes are the one part of the Medice record that is shared with the rest of the practice at your say-so rather than by default.
How long will I wait?
Six days is the current average for a first assessment. If you are in crisis, say so when you call — there are slots held every day, and the phone is answered by a nurse.
Will I see the same therapist each week?
Yes. A course runs with one clinician from start to finish, including the video sessions, because starting over with a new person is most of what makes therapy fail.
What if I need medication as well as therapy?
The psychiatrists work in the same department, so that is a conversation between colleagues rather than a second referral and another wait.

Related services

Often booked alongside behavioral health

All 18 specialties

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