TELEMENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SESSIONS (ONLINE)

I offer online counseling sessions (in North Carolina only). If you’re thinking about scheduling an online session, please see the following the information to help you with your decision. Many people love meeting online! If you’re curious, you can always try it for a session to see what you think! For a full guide to online sessions using my client portal, download this guide. To give online sessions a try, click the “Schedule an Appointment” button on this page.

Benefits of Telemental health sessions

Here are some of the evidence/research-based benefits to providing TeleMental health services: 

  • Increased Access. Clients who live outside of the city limits, in another city, or cannot make it to a face-to-face session due to an illness or disability can easily attend an online session from the comfort of their home.

  • Reduced Cost. TeleMental health sessions save money in a variety of ways for clients. You don’t have to pay transportation costs to come to the office, you spend less time missed from work or other activities you would spend while traveling, and you may spend less money on child care expenses you would have if you were to attend a face-to-face session. 

  • Equivalent Client Care. There has been no difference found in treatment outcomes for TeleMental health appointments and face-to-face office visits. [1] This means online sessions work just as well as meeting face-to-face!

  • Better Client Experience. TeleMental health eliminates the wasted time traveling and sitting in the waiting room. It also helps reduce the spread of physical illness such as the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

what is needed for an online session?

Online sessions require a computer or device with a video camera and microphone, along with internet access. When you sign up for an online session, you’ll receive a link to the online “office” for your session. When it’s time for the appointment, simply click the link to join. If you are using a computer, the session will launch in your browser. For mobile devices, you must first download the free SimplePractice Telehealth app. Click on the buttons below to download, depending on your device.

Is an online session more expensive?

Nope! Same cost as a face-to-face session at the physical office, but with less cost of travel for you.

  1. Hilty, Ferrer, Parish, Johnston, Callahan & Yellowlees. (2013). The effectiveness of telemental health: A 2013 review. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 19, 444–454.