Find Psychiatrists & Psychiatric Clinicians in South Carolina
Find top psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners in South Carolina. We offer in-person psychiatric appointments at our mental health clinics and online for psychiatric evaluations and psychiatric medication management.
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Dr. Cara McDermott, Psychiatrist
854-246-1100
Jessica Burke, Nurse Practitioner
Kirstyn Garron, Nurse Practitioner
Michael Tran, Psychiatrist
Tresann Henningham, Nurse Practitioner
Consola Esambe Lobwede, Psychiatrist
Dr. Sasa Strunjas, Psychiatrist
Tera Adams, Nurse Practitioner
Aviance Pankey, Nurse Practitioner
Caitlin Briggs, Nurse Practitioner
Pilar Turner, Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Jimmy Pacheco-Perez, Psychiatrist
Find the best psychiatrists & nurse practitioners near you in South Carolina by choosing from approximately 50 psychiatry providers in South Carolina. Our highly rated licensed psychiatrists see patients in 12 mental health clinics in South Carolina and also provide online psychiatry services. LifeStance psychiatrists & nurse practitioners specialize in treating a range of mental healthcare issues, including depression, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, adjustment disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and addictions in South Carolina.
Find the best LifeStance psychiatrists & nurse practitioners in South Carolina. Search our psychiatrist directory to find a doctor that specializes in treating a range of mental health care issues, including depression, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, adjustment disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and addictions.
Whenever you need a psychiatrist to diagnose a mental health disorder for you or a family member or to start a treatment for a condition you have already been diagnosed with, you will find a LifeStance doctor within our network.
Find a LifeStance psychiatrist in South Carolina who specializes in your presenting concerns.
Read more FAQS below about how to find a LifeStance psychiatrist in South Carolina.
FAQs about Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Clinicians in South Carolina
Yes, most South Carolina health insurance carriers provide mental health benefits that cover psychiatrist visits, including the initial evaluation and regular sessions (check-ins). However, the exact amount of coverage will vary based on the insurance plan details and whether the selected provider is in-network or out-of-network with your insurance. Just like any other medical professional, if the psychiatrist is in-network with your insurance, you’ll pay only a copay at each session after meeting your annual deductible. If the psychiatrist is out-of-network with your insurance, you may still be able to receive reimbursement after paying the fee.
We work with:
- Absolute Total Care
- Curative
- Absolute Total Care-Medicare
- Aetna
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)-Medicare
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Humana-Medicare
- Optum, UnitedHealthcare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum, UnitedHealthcare-Medicare
- Medicare
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Optum, UnitedHealthcare-VA Community Care
- Centivo
- Devoted Health Plan-Medicare
- HealthSmart
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Aetna-Medicare
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Beacon-Medicare
- Beacon
- Companion Benefit (BCBS)-Medicare
- Sana Benefits-Medicare
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
- Evernorth (Cigna)-Medicare
- Companion Benefit (BCBS)
- Partners Direct Health
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Promise Health Plan (Prisma)
- Promise Health Plan (Prisma)-Medicare
If you have a PPO or POS insurance plan (or so called “open access” plans), you can likely receive some reimbursement when you see a psychiatrist out-of-network in South Carolina.
If you have an HMO, EPO, or Medicaid/Medicare plan, you likely cannot receive reimbursement, and would be responsible for the full out-of-network session fee. LifeStance accepts most of the commercial health insurance plans.
Initial evaluations can be around $200-$300, with subsequent meetings around $150-$250. The psychiatrist may have to order blood work, lab tests, or psychological testing, and any other investigations in order to know that there are no other medical issues causing the psychological symptoms and signs which are normally covered by insurance. If you don’t have insurance, keep in mind that these costs will be out-of-pocket.
Some psychiatrists and PMHNPs can provide talk therapy as a part of their treatment plan. However, they may also choose to focus more on medication management for their patients, depending on their individual training and practice style. It is important to discuss your preferences and treatment options with your psychiatrist to ensure that you receive the best care possible. If you can benefit from talk therapy, and your psychiatrist only offers medication management, they will refer you to a therapist or a psychologist in South Carolina within the LifeStance network that already works with your insurance.
Once you have found a psychiatrist or psychiatric clinician you would like to work with on the LifeStance directory, you will have an option to book an appointment online directly from the provider’s profile page or request a callback and a LifeStance representative will be in touch to help you with scheduling.
LifeStance has approximately 12 offices in South Carolina, so if in-person visits are preferable to you, make sure that you select a psychiatrist that accepts patients in the mental health clinic close to you. Many psychiatrists require the first appointment to be in-person, especially if a psychiatric evaluation is needed. Most follow-up medication management appointments can take place online.
If your insurance plan does not require a referral from your primary care physician, it is entirely up to you if you want to discuss with them about seeing a psychiatrist. Some psychiatrists would prefer to see you only after you have first gone to your primary care doctor to get a referral, but this isn’t always the case. Depending on your insurance, you may be able to see an in-person or online psychiatrist without getting a referral from your primary care provider. You can contact your insurance company to check if you need a referral to see a psychiatrist.
LifeStance directory features two primary types of psychiatric clinicians: psychiatrists and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs). Both are generally authorized to prescribe psychiatric medications. In 28 states, PMHNPs have full practice authority, allowing them to provide the complete spectrum of psychiatric care, including independent medication prescribing and management. In other states, however, PMHNPs are required to work under the supervision or in collaboration with a physician to prescribe medication. For state-specific details of nurse practitioner prescriptive authority refer to this chart: https://www.ama-assn.org/sites/ama-assn.org/files/corp/media-browser/specialty%20group/arc/ama-chart-np-prescriptive-authority.pdf
