TeleHealth

Serving: Wisconsin and Minnesota Clients

teleHealth

Teletherapy sessions work much like the in-person variety. Clients are able to make an appointment in advance with their therapist, but instead of traveling to an office, you hop on your computer and receive a HIPAA-secure link to your email to gain access to the video chat. (HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the federal law requiring health care providers and organizations to ensure patients’ health information is kept private.)

A client can be anywhere to receive teletherapy — at home, at the office during lunch, and regardless of the weather or the lack of transportation options. It can be very helpful to people who live in rural areas, far from mental health professionals.

Receiving services via teletherapy potential risks:

  • I use a HIPPA compliant platform but there is always a risks to your privacy

  • May reduce your service provider’s ability to directly intervene in crises or emergencies.

  • Computer or smartphone hardware can have sudden failures or run out of power, or local power services can go out.

  • There may be additional benefits and risks to teletherapy services that arise from the lack of in-person contact or presence, the distance between you and your provider at the time of service, and the technological tools used to deliver services. Your provider will assess these potential benefits and risks, sometimes in collaboration with you, as your relationship progresses.

Assessing Telehealth’s Fit for You:

Although it is evident in the literature, service delivery via teletherapy is not a good fit for every person, and for many it is a very good fit. You and your therapist will continuously assess if working via teletherapy makes the most sense for you to receive care.

You have the right to stop receiving services by teletherapy at any time without prejudice.

As your therapist, I may determine that due to certain circumstances, teletherapy is no longer appropriate and at that time would coordinate with you on referring to an in-person therapist.