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Claire Whitehead

(she/her)

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, Regence BlueShield, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Bipolar Disorder and Substance Use / Addiction

Great to meet you!

Claire is a dually board certified nurse practitioner with specialties in psychiatry and family practice. As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Claire is skilled in psychiatric assessment and diagnosis and can provide medication management and psychotherapy. She completed undergraduate training at Tulane University in New Orleans and nursing school at Columbia University in New York.

A bit about my approach to therapy

With over 14 years in advanced practice nursing in cardiology and emergency medicine, Claire returned to school at the University of Texas at Austin for post master’s training in psychiatry due to an interest in mental health and substance use treatment. She is passionate about providing holistic and personalized care.

What you can expect from our first session

You can expect a psychiatric assessment and diagnosis with medication management and psychotherapy when appropriate


Claire's style is

Inquisitive
Warm
Open-minded

Insurance carriers Claire accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
Regence BlueShield of Washington
United Healthcare

More about Claire

Other - Masters at University of Texas, Austin
License type: ARNP (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner) (Washington)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adults and Seniors
More specialties: Anxiety, Depression, LGBTQIA+, Stress, Relationship Issues, Women's Issues, and PTSD
Modalities: Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Attachment Based, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Trauma Focused CBT