Find your psychiatrist

Therapists provide talk therapy. Their titles vary with their training and license, and include counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who can diagnose conditions, prescribe and manage medication, and sometimes offer therapy as well.

The providers in this directory can prescribe and manage medication for mental health care — psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, MDs, and DOs, all fully licensed and DEA certified. You can find both therapists and prescribing providers on Headway.

It depends on your plan. Some plans let you book directly, and others ask for a referral from your primary care provider first. Your insurance company can confirm which applies to you — it’s worth asking about the rest of your mental health benefits while you have them on the phone.

Providers on Headway accept Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield (in select states), Cigna, Oscar, Oxford, United Healthcare, and all Optum affiliates — 70+ plans in total. Those larger networks also administer mental health benefits for other carriers, so your plan may be covered even if you don’t see it named here. Check what your plan includes.

Pick a provider and add your insurance details, and we’ll verify your benefits and estimate your in-network cost per appointment before you book. Finding a provider on Headway is free, and you won’t be charged until after your appointment.

Plans sometimes cover talk therapy and medication management differently, so a psychiatry estimate may not match a therapy estimate on the same plan.

Yes. If a friend or your doctor recommended someone, or you already know who you’d like to see, search their name to check whether they’re on Headway and which plans they accept.