Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC — board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed in Utah
Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults in Utah County — including a lot of people getting evaluated for the first time.
Provo skews young, and a young city means a great many people having their first real psychiatric conversation — the one where somebody finally asks how long this has been going on, what else you’ve tried, and how you’re sleeping. Student health centres and campus counselling are good at a lot of things; they are frequently overloaded, and their reach ends at graduation.
First appointments deserve more than fifteen minutes. Being started on a medication by someone who has an hour to understand the history is a meaningfully different experience from being started on one by someone who has a quarter of that.
I’m Tyler Patten, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed in Utah. A first visit here is a full 60 minutes for $175 — no student health plan, no referral, no waitlist.
No insurance is billed, so there’s nothing to claim against a parent’s plan and no explanation-of-benefits arriving at anyone else’s address.
| Visit | Price |
|---|---|
| New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler | $175 |
| Follow-up visit — 20 minutes | $65 |
| Typical Provo-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.
Pick a time that works. No referral, no waitlist, no phone tag — most new patients are seen within a week.
A full 60 minutes with Tyler, from anywhere in Provo with a private space and a connection. Click a link; nothing to install.
Prescriptions go electronically to your Provo pharmacy the same day. Follow-ups are $65 and always with the same provider.
Starting a psychiatric medication for the first time deserves a real conversation about what to expect: side effects usually arrive before benefit does, sleep and appetite tend to move first, and mood is generally last. Most people who quit do it in week two, before it had a chance.
I don’t prescribe controlled substances — no stimulants, no benzodiazepines. For ADHD that means non-stimulant options, which a lot of people specifically prefer.
And medication isn’t automatic. Sometimes the honest answer after an hour is that what you need is sleep, structure and a good therapist, and I’ll say so.
Utah County and the rest of the state, all the same appointment:
See the full Utah page for statewide pricing, licensing and FAQs.
$175, usually available within the week, from anywhere in Provo.
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