Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC — board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed in Utah
Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults in the Uinta Basin — where the nearest alternative is three hours away.
Vernal is about three hours from Salt Lake City, and the Uinta Basin has a fraction of the psychiatric prescribers the Wasatch Front does. For a lot of people out here the honest options have been a long drive, a long wait, or nothing.
The work makes it harder. Oil and gas runs on rotating shifts and long hitches, and a clinic that only books weekday afternoons is a clinic you cannot use. Sleep gets wrecked, mood follows, and the appointment never happens.
I’m Tyler Patten, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed in Utah. Every appointment is by video, early and late slots exist, and a first visit is a full 60 minutes for $175 with follow-ups at $65.
Published, flat, cash-pay. No insurance, and nothing charged when you book.
| Visit | Price |
|---|---|
| New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler | $175 |
| Follow-up visit — 20 minutes | $65 |
| Typical Vernal-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 Vernal with a private space and a connection. Click a link; nothing to install.
Prescriptions go electronically to your Vernal pharmacy the same day. Follow-ups are $65 and always with the same provider.
The thing distance destroys is follow-up, and follow-up is where psychiatric medication actually gets right. Twenty minutes on video every one to three months is a plan people can keep.
I don’t prescribe controlled substances. No stimulants, no benzodiazepines, without exception.
Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, non-stimulant ADHD medication, and non-habit-forming options for anxiety and sleep — including an honest look at whether shift work, rather than an illness, is driving the sleep problem.
The Basin and the rest of Utah, all the same appointment:
See the full Utah page for statewide pricing, licensing and FAQs.
A full hour with a board-certified provider for $175, from Vernal.
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