Whitney Kost
Physician Assistant
Whitney is passionate about patient education, preventive medicine, and has a special interest in working with adolescent patients.
Whitney Kost is a board-certified Physician Assistant and Psychiatric provider. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition with a Psychology minor from The University of Kentucky, where she also earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. She has clinical experience in the Telemedicine setting. She is a member of American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM), National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and the International Academy of Physician Associate Educators (IAPAE), where she presented one of her research publications. She previously served on the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) Awareness Committee as well as the Kentucky Academy of Physician Assistant (KAPA) Committee which lobbied for House Bill 135, granting PA’s in Kentucky prescriptive authority for controlled substances (schedule III-V). For Whitney, each patient is unique, and it is important that her patients feel safe and are able to be themselves in her care. She believes in a patient-centered approach and prioritizes shared decision-making.
Practice hours (EDT)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Career
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Grief and Loss
- Infertility
- Life Transitions
- Medication Concerns
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Peer Difficulties
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Social Anxiety
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
Age groups
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Active duty military
- Adult children of alcoholics
- Athletes
- Body positivity
- Clients from the court/judicial system
- Immigrants
- Little people
- People of color
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- People with disabilities
- Transgender
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Behavior Modification
- Medication Management
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Christian Counseling
- Coaching
- Behavior Therapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Faith-Based Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Medication Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
Location
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
- Emotional support animals allowed
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$119 — $199per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – North Carolina
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – North Carolina
- Cigna – North Carolina
- Coventry – North Carolina
- Humana – North Carolina
- Medcost – North Carolina
- Medicaid – North Carolina
- Medicare – North Carolina
- Military insurance (e.g. TRICARE) – North Carolina
- Multiplan – North Carolina
- Optum – North Carolina
- Oscar – North Carolina
- Oxford Health Plan – North Carolina
- Tricare – North Carolina
- UMR – North Carolina
- United Health Care – North Carolina
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Single case agreement
- Out-of-pocket
- I offer a free consultation
Credentials
Licenses
PA-C
NC License
0010-13065, North Carolina
Education
University of Kentucky
MS (Master of Science in Physical Assistant Studies), 2021