05/01/2025
Summit Psychiatry Associates: Built From Experience, Growing With Purpose
It’s hard to believe, but Summit Psychiatry Associates has now been open for nearly three weeks — and what an incredible start it’s been. With over 30 patients already engaged in care, evaluations happening most days of the week, and a growing team of dedicated providers, we’re filled with gratitude.
We’ve begun to welcome new teammates — experienced, compassionate clinicians who are already partnering with patients and communities across Alaska and Montana to deliver the care we all deserve.
A Personal Beginning
Summit wasn’t built in a boardroom — it began from a hospital bed, asking:
“What do we all want when we’re patients?”
For some, it’s feeling heard.
For others, it’s clarity, trust, safety, or simply being treated like a whole person.
Summit was created with those needs in mind — to offer care that’s efficient, compassionate, and grounded in real-life experience. Not just to fill a gap, but to build a better model of mental health care from the inside out.
What Comes Next
We may be a small clinic now, but we’re building something with heart. Over the next three weeks, we’ll begin introducing our team — one provider at a time — not just their credentials, but the reasons they show up every day to do this work.
Because at Summit, we’re not just growing a clinic. We’re growing a community of care — and we’re so glad you’re here.
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Now accepting new patients in Alaska and Montana
In-person visits available in Kalispell | Telepsychiatry statewide
Christopher Dietrich is a nationally recognized psychiatric physician associate, healthcare leader, and policy advocate dedicated to expanding behavioral health access across Alaska, Montana, and beyond. As the Founder and CEO of Summit Psychiatry Associates, he leads a multi-state practice committe...
