by Barbara Griswold, LMFT (Oct 18, 2021)

Want to try working with a health plan that might actually be OK to work with? Read on.

In January, I reported that my favorite health plan to work with is a smaller EAP company named Lyra Health. In my experience, they are provider-friendly, and pay well. They make billing and payment a snap, without the need to file claims — — just go to their website after the session, fill out a few boxes, and the check is in your bank account a few weeks later. While they do like to give clients questionnaires like the GAD-7 or PHQ-9, they send these directly to the clients, so the burden isn’t on you. Some accounts even pay for missed sessions. While they definitely are looking for providers using an Evidence-Based Practices approach, I have felt completely able to provide whatever treatment I feel appropriate.

Lyra recently announced they are expanding, and inviting therapists (and psychiatrists) to apply. At the time of this writing, they are especially looking in the following areas, but you may still apply even if you are outside these areas:

AK: Therapists — Anchorage

AR: Psychiatrists — Springdale

AZ: Psychiatrists — Tucson

CA: Therapists — Apple Valley, Eureka, Fortuna, Fresno, Santa Rosa, Victorville; Psychiatrists: San Jose

CO: Therapists — Colorado Springs, Fort Morgan

FL: Therapists — Jacksonville, Lakeland, Naples

GA: Psychiatrists — Atlanta

IN: Therapists — Columbus; Psychiatrists: Indianapolis

KS: Therapists — Dodge City; Psychiatrists: Dodge City, Kansas City, Wichita

MA: Psychiatrists — Boston, Cambridge

MN: Therapists and Psychiatrists — Minneapolis

MO: Psychiatrists — Marshall, St. Louis

NC: Psychiatrists — Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh

NE: Psychiatrists — Columbus, Schuyler

NM: Therapists — Carlsbad, Artesia, Hobbs – Southeast regions

NY: Therapists — Buffalo, Jamestown; Psychiatrists — New York City

OH: Therapists — Delaware, Dublin, Mansfield, Marion, Marysville; Psychiatrists — Columbus, Delaware, Dublin, Grove City, Hilliard, Mansfield, Marion, Pickerington, Powell, Westerville

OR: Therapists — Beaverton, Canby, Hillsboro, Hood River, McMinnville, Medford, Portland; Psychiatrists: Beaverton, Hillsboro, Portland

PA: Therapists — Downington, Hazleton, York; Psychiatrists — Collegeville, Doylestown, Harleysville, Hazleton, Lansdale, North Wales, Philadelphia

SC: Psychiatrists — Fort Mill

TN: Therapists — Cookeville, Cordova, Memphis, Nashville; Psychiatrists — Hendersonville, Memphis, Nashville

TX: Therapists — Brownsville, El Paso, Friona, Hereford, Lubbock, San Antonio

VA: Therapists and Psychiatrists — Harrisonburg

WA: Therapists — Kennewick, Liberty Lake, Olympia, Pasco, Richland, Spokane, Walla Walla; Psychiatrists — Seattle

Washington D.C. — Psychiatrists

WI: Therapists — Neillsville; Psychiatrists — Milwaukee

To apply in these areas or others, click here