Therapy Without Borders: PSYPACT & Inter-State Telehealth
What is PSYPACT?
PSYPACT (short for the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact) is an interstate agreement that allows licensed psychologists to treat clients virtually across state lines. It was created to help increase accessibility to mental health care. PSYPACT also helps protect clients by ensuring that the clinicians practicing across state lines have met specific standards needed to practice responsibly and ethically in other states.
What are the benefits of PSYPACT?
By allowing licensed psychologists to practice across state lines, PSYPACT offers several advantages:
Clients are no longer limited to psychologists licensed only in their immediate state.
Individuals in underserved or rural areas can access a broader pool of providers.
Clients seeking specialized therapy expertise (e.g., anxiety, ADHD, perfectionism, insomnia, etc.) have more options for care.
Therapy can often continue uninterrupted after a move to another participating state.
Who Can Use PSYPACT?
PSYPACT can be used by clients who are physically located in participating PSYPACT states (see below list of participating states) at the time of their virtual therapy session.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina (pending changes)
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
By using PSYPACT, Evergrow Therapy & Assessment is able to provide remote therapy services to clients in 42 states.
