We love being able to offer online counseling appointments as a convenient, comfortable and accessible option for our clients. Online counseling, telehealth or teletherapy is when the client and therapist meet via a HIPPA compliant video conferencing platform instead of in-person in a physical office. Meeting with your counselor online saves you time that you would otherwise have to spend driving to and from the counselor’s physical office, eliminates barriers for individuals who are caregivers, homebound, or have transportation issues, prevents unnecessary exposure to illness for immunosuppressed individuals, AND has been proven to be just as effective as in person counseling in terms of being able to establish rapport, engage emotionally, and meet therapeutic goals and expectations. All you need is:
1- comfortable space where you have privacy to talk
2- reliable internet connection
3- tablet, smartphone, computer or laptop
4- basic internet/computer skills