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title: "Hint Summit 2D Session: Integrating Specialties into the DPC Model"
description: Dr. Richard Edgerly, Holly Porter, LMHC, and Jason Larsen of Assurance Healthcare & Counseling Center share how they have integrated Mental Health Counseling into the framework of their Direct Primary Care practice in Yakima, WA.
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# [Hint Summit 2D Session: Integrating Specialties into the DPC Model](https://blog.hint.com/hint-summit-2d-program-preview-integrating-specialties-into-the-dpc-model)

 Written by [Chris Boulanger](https://blog.hint.com/author/chris-boulanger) | September 17, 2020

[Hint Summit 2D](https://summit.hint.com/) will feature 2 days of keynotes & breakout sessions designed to elevate Direct Primary Care and identify new opportunities. Over the next few days, we'll be sharing session descriptions on the Best Practices blog to give you a taste of what you can expect September 24-25.

## Session:Integrating Specialties into the DPC Model

### Speaker: Jason Larsen; Holly Porter, LMHC, Dr. Richard Edgerly

*Time: 12:45pm PT, September  25*

Dr. Richard Edgerly, Holly Porter, LMHC, and Jason Larsen of [Assurance Healthcare & Counseling Center](https://assurancehealth.org/) share how they have integrated Mental Health Counseling into the framework of their Direct Primary Care practice in Yakima, WA. Their results have shown that daily coordinated care between physicians and counselors in the DPC setting offers a new level of primary care that shines a spotlight on "next generation" DPC models.

 

[View full post](https://blog.hint.com/hint-summit-2d-program-preview-integrating-specialties-into-the-dpc-model)

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