Carson City, NV

Psychiatric care in Carson City

Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC — board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed in Nevada

Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults in Carson City — without driving up to Reno for every appointment.

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$175New patient, 60 min
$65Follow-up, 20 min
DaysNot months, to be seen
NoneReferral needed

Psychiatric care in Carson City at a glance

New patient visit
$175 for a 60-minute evaluation.
Follow-up visit
$65 for 20 minutes.
Insurance
Not accepted. This is a cash-pay practice. Payment is collected after the appointment, not at booking.
Wait to be seen
Most new patients in Carson City are seen within one week. No referral is required.
Provider
Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
Licensed in
Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Florida. Adults 18 and over only.
Appointments
Telehealth only, by secure video. There is no physical office in Carson City.
Not prescribed
Controlled substances. No stimulants for ADHD and no benzodiazepines.
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Western Nevada, below the Sierra

A capital city with small-town capacity

Carson City is the seat of state government and still, in health-system terms, a small town. Specialty psychiatric care mostly means going to Reno — thirty miles north, over a busy corridor, during working hours.

It also serves as the practical hub for Douglas County, Dayton and the Carson Valley, so what local capacity exists is spread across far more people than the city’s own population.

I’m Tyler Patten, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed in Nevada. Appointments are by video: $175 for a full first hour, $65 for follow-ups, usually available within the week.

What psychiatric care costs in Carson City without insurance

Cash-pay and published, with no insurance in the middle deciding the number.

VisitPrice
New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler$175
Follow-up visit — 20 minutes$65
Typical Carson City-area private psychiatrist, first visit, out of pocket$250–$500
Typical follow-up, out of pocket$100–$250

Payment is collected after your appointment, not when you book. A valid card is kept securely on file and charged once the visit is complete. No insurance is billed, so there is no deductible to meet and no surprise bill weeks later.

Consistent management, locally

Follow-ups are twenty minutes by video every one to three months — frequent enough to actually adjust a medication, easy enough that people keep them.

I don’t prescribe controlled substances — no stimulants, no benzodiazepines, no exceptions. Stating it plainly saves everyone a wasted appointment.

Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, non-stimulant ADHD medication and non-habit-forming options for anxiety and sleep, with real attention to what could come off.

DepressionAnxietyPanic attacksOCDMood disordersAdult ADHD (non-stimulant)Medication reviewsAntidepressant tapering

Psychiatry in Carson City — common questions

Do I have to drive to Reno?
No. Every appointment is by video from Carson City, Minden, Gardnerville, Dayton or anywhere else in Nevada.
What does it cost without insurance?
$175 for the 60-minute first visit and $65 per 20-minute follow-up.
How quickly can I be seen?
Usually within a week, with no referral.
Can you manage medications I’m already on?
Yes. That’s a large share of what this practice does.
Do you prescribe stimulants for ADHD?
No. Non-stimulant medication only.
How much does a psychiatrist cost in Carson City without insurance?
At a private practice in the Carson City area, a first psychiatric evaluation paid out of pocket commonly runs $250 to $500, and follow-ups $100 to $250. At Affordable Psych it is a flat $175 for the 60-minute first visit and $65 for each 20-minute follow-up, with no insurance billed and nothing charged at the time of booking.

Also serving the rest of Nevada

Western Nevada and the rest of the state:

See the full Nevada page for statewide pricing, licensing and FAQs.

No drive up the 395

A full hour for $175, from anywhere in Carson City.

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