Healthcare providers often specialize in different areas of health. Primary care is specialized in general medical and family medicine. Although they have training in mental health, many are not specialized in mental health. Similarly, most mental health specialists are not extensively trained and specialized in general medicine practice, or cardiology etc. Having your care team working collaboratively will produce the best outcomes.

It’s often a hard journey to find a provider that is the right fit. Different mental health providers have different levels of experience and comfort with certain diagnoses and/or medications and can often specialize in certain diagnoses. Just because one provider wasn’t the right fit, does not mean all of them will not be able to help. If we eat at a restaurant and were unhappy with the experience, we don’t stop eating at restaurants all together, we search for another that we feel would be a better experience.

Feeling overwhelmed is common, but if it’s affecting your daily life, it’s worth seeking help. At Light Side Wellness Co., we can help you manage your emotions and improve your focus, so you can live a happier, more productive life.

We understand life can be busy, which is why we offer flexible scheduling and telehealth options to fit your lifestyle.

Even if you’re dealing with mild symptoms, early intervention can prevent them from worsening. It’s worth exploring how our services can help.

In many cases by treating our mental health through medication, it can actually help prevent additiction as it helps prevent reaching for other substances to self medicate.

In most cases, by treated ADHD early, it can help prevent future addiction issues and prevent self medicating with other substances. There is research that suggests that 50% of adults who have not had their ADHD as a child actually have a substance use issue in their adulthood, so early intervention is key to help prevent addiction issues.

The initial appointment is 45-60 minutes and follow-up appointments are either 15-30 minutes (psychotherapy +/- medication management).

We treat child, adolescent and Adult patients.

For Children

• We are unable to provide psychological testing, learning disability testing or autism testing. We do not attend IEP meetings.
• We do not provide custody evaluations and we do not testify regarding parental custody recommendations.

For Adolescents and Adults

• We are unable to provide psychological testing, learning disability testing or autism testing.
• We are unable to provide disability assessments.
• We do not provide chemical dependency evaluations and do not prescribe Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for chemical dependency.
• We do not provide medical marijuana evaluations.

If you are unable to attend a session, please make sure you cancel 48 hours (excluding weekends)  before your scheduled session. Otherwise, you will be charged a flat rate for the session of $375 for initial evaluations and $195 for follow-up appointments. In addition, excessive cancellations may result in terminating the client-provider relationship.

Yes, we are in network with Cigna, Aetna, United healthcare, Optum, United Medical Resources (UMR), Pacific Source, Moda, Regenc BCBS, Providence, Lyra, Tri-Care and Medicare. Contracts are currently pending with Humana, and State Medicaid. 
(Please note that accepted insurances may vary and are subject to change. We periodically review and update our list of accepted insurances)

At Light Side Wellness Co., we classify patients as active if they have had an appointment within the past six months. If a patient has not been seen for more than six months, their status will be changed to inactive. To resume care and regain active status, inactive patients will need to go through the new patient registration process and may be required to schedule an initial evaluation appointment.

Yes, our address is:
7412 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy.
Ste 104
Portland, OR 97225

Business hours are Monday – Friday from 9am – 5pm. Additional availability for appointments may be added at the discretion of the provider which will be reflected in the online scheduling calendar. Click the “Book My Appointment” button at the top of the page to view all current appointment availability. 

At the bottom of any page of the website, in the footer section, is a link titled “Patient Portal”, you can click on that which will take you to the log in page to enter your username and password, or you can click HERE