Telemental health can be a great alternative to traditional in-person therapy. Many people would like to participate in therapy but have different reasons that make it difficult to go to an appointment. Maybe you have a newborn at home or don't have childcare. What if you have a chronic medical condition or chronic pain that makes going to appointments more challenging? Perhaps you have been placed on bed-rest and cannot leave the home. For many people, their work schedules make it hard to find time to see a therapist or work schedules can make it hard for a couple to coordinate attending therapy together. Transportation can also be problematic and with video therapy sessions, you don't have to worry about that. If you travel for work or attend college (licensing issues may apply), it can be a way to ensure that you can still talk with your therapist. Driving in the pouring rain or in a blizzard is not usually high on most people's "favorite things to do" list, but with the use of video therapy, appointments on bad weather days would no longer need to be rescheduled.
Telemental health sessions are held over a secure, HIPAA compliant video therapy platform. Video therapy can be the only format used for someone's sessions or it can be used in conjunction with in-person sessions. Telemental health can provide a flexibility that traditional face-to-face cannot. Couples and family sessions can also be done by video therapy because there can be multiple participants in a session even if the couple is not in the same location as each other. Telemental health may not be appropriate for everyone so it is important that we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this format. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to explore this option.
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