Orem, UT

Psychiatric care in Orem

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

Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults in Utah Valley — medication management without a months-long wait.

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

Psychiatric care in Orem 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 Orem 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 Orem.
Not prescribed
Controlled substances. No stimulants for ADHD and no benzodiazepines.
A snow-covered Wasatch peak against a clear winter sky
The Wasatch in winter, above Utah Valley

Utah County has a lot of people and not many prescribers

Utah County has grown into one of the largest metropolitan areas in the state without a matching number of psychiatric prescribers. The result is the same story people tell in Orem, Provo, Lindon and Pleasant Grove: the office is nice, the staff are kind, and the next new-patient opening is in three months.

Meanwhile Utah has one of the highest antidepressant prescribing rates in the country, much of it started in primary care and never revisited. Plenty of people in Orem are on something that was right for them in 2019 and hasn’t been examined since.

I’m Tyler Patten, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed in Utah. Cash-pay, by video, $175 for a full hour, and usually an opening this week.

What psychiatric care costs in Orem without insurance

Here are the numbers, published, which is more than most practices in the valley will do before you call.

VisitPrice
New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler$175
Follow-up visit — 20 minutes$65
Typical Orem-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.

Reviewing what you’re already taking

A large share of my appointments are not about starting anything. They’re about looking properly at a list that accumulated over several years and asking which parts are still earning their place.

I don’t prescribe controlled substances — no stimulants, no benzodiazepines — and that applies to every patient without exception.

Where a medication is worth continuing, we continue it. Where it isn’t, tapering is done deliberately and slowly. Nothing gets stopped abruptly.

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

Psychiatry in Orem — common questions

How long is the wait for a first appointment?
Usually under a week. There’s no waitlist and no referral requirement.
I’m already on an antidepressant. Can you take over prescribing?
Yes. Bring the name and dose to the first visit — or the bottle — and we’ll go through what you’re taking and why.
Do you see students at UVU?
Yes, adults 18 and over anywhere in Utah. No student health plan is needed because no insurance is billed.
What’s the total cost?
$175 for the 60-minute first appointment, $65 for each 20-minute follow-up. Nothing is charged when you book.
Can I keep seeing my therapist?
Yes, and most people do. I handle medication and coordinate with them where it helps.
How much does a psychiatrist cost in Orem without insurance?
At a private practice in the Orem 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 Utah

Utah Valley, the Wasatch Front and the rest of the state:

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

An opening this week, not in three months

A full hour for $175, from anywhere in Orem.

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