Find the Best Mental Health Care in California

Find a provider near you in California on LifeStance. To find your perfect match use filters like insurance accepted, therapy specialty, and provider identity. Mental health care counselors on LifeStance are highly rated and vetted for their extensive experience treating individual adults, children and adolescents, as well as couples and families. They offer both in-person and telehealth care.

Yes, most health insurance carriers in California cover mental health care including psychotherapy and psychiatry. Calculating the exact amount of coverage will be based on the plan details and whether the selected mental health counselor is in-network or out-of-network. LifeStance is in-network with most insurance plans in California, so you’ll pay only a copay at each session after meeting your annual deductible.

We work with Evernorth (Cigna), Medicare, Humana-Commercial, Elevance Health (Anthem BC), Humana, ComPsych, Sana Benefits, MultiPlan (PHCS), Magellan, Provider Network of America (PNOA), Carelon (Beacon), Managed Health Network (HealthNet), Kaiser Permanente (Northwest), Provider Network of America (PNOA)-Commercial, Optum (UnitedHealthcare), Centivo, Humana-Medicare, Blue Shield of California, MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP), Behavioral Health Systems (BHS), Partners Direct Health, Lakeside Medical (Regal Medical), Aetna and Sharp Health Plan.

However, even in cases when a LifeStance provider is out-of-network with your insurance, you may still be able to receive reimbursement from your insurance company especially If you have a PPO or POS insurance plan. If you have an HMO, EPO, or Medicaid/Medicare plan that LifeStance is out of network with, you likely cannot receive a reimbursement and would be responsible for the full out-of-network session fee. Our mental health provider rates vary based on experience, we would be happy to assist you with clarifying the rate and finding you the right provider.

Once you have found a provider in California you want to make an appointment with, you can proceed with booking an appointment online via a link on the provider’s profile or request a callback so our office will call you at the time that is convenient for you. This is especially important for new patients, as normally your provider will schedule your next appointment with you before the end of the session. If you are a new patient or want to schedule a session with another provider, the LifeStance scheduling specialist will go over your scheduling preferences and provider’s availability in-person or online. If your treatment involves scheduling appointments in group settings, our specialist will follow up with days and times with you over a phone call.