Interior Alaska · Fairbanks North Star Borough · On the road system
Telepsychiatry in Ester
Population approx. 2,422
Ester is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area and was founded as a gold mining camp in the early 1900s.
Closest in-person crisis resource
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital — Behavioral Health
Interior Alaska's regional hub for crisis evaluation and inpatient psychiatric care.
In an emergency, call 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or 911.
Insurance commonly accepted in Interior
- Premera Blue Cross
- Aetna
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare
- TRICARE West
- Medicare
- Alaska Medicaid
Confirm in-network status with the provider and your plan before booking.
Right now in Alaska — Midnight Sun
Sleep disruption from constant daylight is a real driver of symptoms — worth flagging with a provider.
Seasonal mental-health guide →22 Providers Serving Ester

Sutina Kardas, PA-C
Together for mental health

Matthew Thompson, MD, MPH
Together for mental health

Janelle Arias, MD
Education & Training

Jonathan Brigham, MD
General Medical Director

Asta Reindl, PMHNP-BC
Education & Training

Amelia Durling, MD
Together for mental health

Sarah Kerr, PMHNP
Together for mental health

Priyanki Pareek, MD
Together for mental health

Sarah Abdallah, MD
Together for mental health

Joseph Knoble, MD
Together for mental health

Patrick Blouin, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Education & Training

Laura Adams, PMHNP
Education & Training

Nadia Merali, PA-C
Education & Training

Allison Wurscher, PMHNP
Together for mental health

Megan Verlage, MD
Together for mental health

Barbara Woo, PMHNP
Together for mental health

Nicholas Meinhardt, MD
Together for mental health

Christopher Beasley, PA-C
Education & Training

Swathi Krishna, MD
Medical Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Michael Fallon, PMHNP
Education & Training

Ethan Hansen, MD
Education & Training

Richard Gomez, MD
Together for mental health
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We also publish the full NPI-verified directory — every psychiatrist, psychiatric NP, LCSW, and counselor with an Alaska practice address in Ester, pulled nightly from the NPPES registry.
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