The benefits of teletherapy:
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Think Zoom, FaceTime, and Skype with confidential content
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Get therapy where you are, whether it’s in your home, office, staff lounge, or grandma’s house on vacation… (best on a computer, not phone)
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Others report that they like doing therapy in their loungewear
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No travel time to and from the office
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I see my own therapist via Teletherapy so I know first hand that it works well. I like the convenience and I find that it's more professionally ‘casual’ than being in a physical office.
And during the COVID-19 crisis, most therapists are using teletherapy to continue the work with their clients.
What has research shown?
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Teletherapy is a subcategory of Telemedicine that has been happening since the early 90’s
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In the late 1990’s - now, the government supported a boom in research studies to understand and set up regulations for telemedicine
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Massive studies* have shown that teletherapy is an effective form of therapy, providing similar results as in-office sessions
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Teletherapy can assess and address a wide number of issues
What to expect in teletherapy?
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​I use a mental health software program called ‘Simple Practice’ designed to provide HIPAA privacy, everything becomes encrypted to protect the session, your electronic health record, online bookings, etc.
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Both of us need somewhere private with access to internet and computer (not phone*).
If you are interested, I offer a free 15-min. Teletherapy session to get you familiar with it and potentially kick off our work together.
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*If you only have access to a phone please let me know ahead of time so we can switch to a phone session
Via SimplePractice