Anthem Psychiatrist in West Haven, CT — In-Network Mental Health Care

West Haven sits right on the Long Island Sound — a coastal city with a mixed community, a major university nearby, and a lot of residents who deal with real mental health challenges and don't always have easy access to care. If you have Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and you've been trying to find a psychiatrist nearby, Elite Health LLC is in-network with Anthem in Connecticut. Sindhia Shyras, APRN is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with more than nine years of experience — and she's accepting new Anthem patients from West Haven right now. You can meet with her by telehealth from home, or drive up to our New Britain office at 1 Liberty Sq, Ste 301. Either way, your Anthem benefits work here.

What Anthem Covers for Psychiatric Care

Federal mental health parity law requires Anthem to treat psychiatric care the same as any other medical specialty. So seeing Sindhia for depression, anxiety, ADHD, or any other mental health condition carries the same cost-sharing as any specialist visit — not a higher rate just because it's mental health. Specialist copays with Anthem typically run $20–$60, depending on your specific plan. Telehealth visits are covered at the same in-person rate for most CT Anthem members — big if you'd rather skip the commute. PPO and EPO members can book without a referral. HMO members may need their PCP to send one first. And if prior authorization comes up, our office takes care of that — you don't have to fight that battle yourself.

Conditions We Treat

Sindhia works with adults navigating depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, panic disorder, insomnia, and mood disorders. Every patient starts with a real psychiatric evaluation — not a ten-minute once-over, but a conversation that actually gets into what's going on. Why you haven't been sleeping. What's making the anxiety spike. How long the depression has been building. From there, she builds a care plan — medication management with close follow-up, supportive therapy when that's the right fit, or both. She's not guessing. She's been doing this long enough to know what good care actually looks like.

Why Patients in West Haven Choose Elite Health

A lot of providers in this area are stretched thin — high patient loads, minimal follow-through, long waits between appointments. Sindhia's practice is built differently. She follows up closely, adjusts plans when they're not working, and makes it easy to reach her between visits if something changes. She speaks English, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu, which matters in a city as diverse as West Haven. And if you'd rather not deal with insurance at all, self-pay is always an option at Elite Health LLC.

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