psychiatry.help is independent. No pharma money, no health system, no wellness brand. Just clinicians writing about what they see in practice.
If you've ever Googled a medication or a diagnosis at midnight, you know what the internet hands you. WebMD-style sites that cover everything in plain, unhelpful language. Pharma sites that read like a marketing deck. Wellness influencers selling supplements and a vibe. Reddit, which is sometimes the most honest thing on the page, and sometimes a guy who's never been to a psychiatrist telling other people what to take.
There wasn't much in the middle. Honest, specific, written by people who see patients with these exact problems every week and know what the conversation actually sounds like in a room. So we started writing it.
The point isn't to make mental health sound simple. The point is to make it understandable without sanding off the parts that matter. Good public education should tell you what's known, what's uncertain, what changes the answer, and when the next step needs a real clinician instead of one more search result. That's the standard we're trying to hold every page to, whether the topic is a medication, a diagnosis, therapy, sleep, sexual health, addiction, or the parts of care people usually only say out loud once they trust the room.
The current contributors are licensed clinicians who see patients in Oregon and Washington. Their full bios link out to wherever they currently practice. Contributors from other states and other practices are being added. Every post passes through the clinician whose name is on it. They write it or revise it, they edit it for voice and accuracy, they sign off, and they stand behind what's on the page.
Licensed clinician? Write for psychiatry.help.
Founder, DNP, PMHNP
Dr. Ragnar, DNP, PMHNP. Founder of LiveWell Psychiatry & Men's Health. Sees patients in Oregon and Washington for ADHD, depression, anxiety, addiction, and the long tail after sobriety. Anti-soft-validation, pro-actually-fixing-the-thing. Believes the goal of treatment isn't lifetime management, it's making himself unnecessary. Writes here for the guys who know there's something going on, but haven't figured out how to say it yet.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Kelly, PMHNP. Psychiatric nurse practitioner at LiveWell Psychiatry & Men's Health. She spent years in high-acuity psych units from New Hampshire to Washington before joining LiveWell. Writes here about anxiety, trauma, crisis work, and what it actually looks like to sit across from a clinician who isn't running on autopilot.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Logan, LMFT. Licensed marriage and family therapist, Valdosta State University graduate. Works from a systemic and relational lens. Writes here about couples, family patterns, and the cycles people get stuck in when nobody's named what's actually happening.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Johnny, PMHNP. Psychiatric nurse practitioner at LiveWell. Straightforward, quirky, and not the type to dress up a treatment plan. Writes here about medications, ADHD, and the parts of psychiatric care that get over-complicated for no good reason.
The trust pages are public on purpose. They explain how content gets reviewed, what we cite, how corrections work, where the medical-advice line is, and how to reach the editorial inbox when something needs a closer look.
Not medical advice. Not a substitute for a real relationship with a prescriber. Not emergency services. Reading a post here isn't equivalent to seeing a clinician, and nothing we write changes whatever your own prescriber has told you to do.
If you're in Oregon or Washington and want to talk to a clinician about your own situation, the contact form is the way in. We'll refer you to one of the clinicians who writes here or to somebody else who fits. Outside those states, the form still goes through and we'll point you somewhere useful.
If you spot something wrong, missing, or out of date, send us a note and we'll fix it. Reader corrections are how this gets better.
If you're in crisis: call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or go to your nearest ER. Don't email us and wait. We can't help in the moment, and 988 can.