Online Therapy
Evans Counseling PLLC offers outstanding outpatient behavioral healthcare and online therapy. Online therapy is sometimes called e-therapy, tele-therapy, , tele-health, tele-psychology or tele-medicine. For our purposes, use of telehealth will be used to refer to online therapy. Telehealth refers to an interactive process with a therapist in which you and a therapist use synchronous video conferencing. In general, you can expect our treatment plans to offer individualized care in a supportive atmosphere whether telehealth or in-person. Our diverse professional team will conduct a thorough evaluation to help determine key issues. Telehealth works just like face-to-face therapy in that it can be effective for obtaining information and feedback, and for making changes in your life.
Tele-health Offers:
- Privacy: Where there is no chance of running into anyone that you know.
- Confidentiality: Maintaining confidentiality is our main concern. We offer video platforms that provide protection for your health information.
- Effective: There are more and more studies that show telehealth is just as effective as face-to-face therapy and in some cases more effective. One reason might be that you are in your own comfortable environment.
- Convenience: There are no waiting rooms, traveling to an office or sitting in traffic.
- Choices: Generally more access to a wider selection of in-state licensed therapists.
- Financial benefits: With no need to go to an office, you save on time, travel, wear and tear on your car, fuel, no buses or trains, and childcare expenses.
Tele-health is ideal for clients:
- Who travel often for work or are otherwise frequently traveling
- Who have mobility or other physical challenges
- Who have hectic schedules
- Who have transportation difficulties
- Who want ultimate privacy
- Who want control over their environment
- Who have an internet connection or data plan
- Who are ready for change
- Who are comfortable with computers, smart phone and software or applications
- Who are comfortable typing
Disadvantages of Tele-health:
- Therapists are less efficient at assessing and diagnosing disorders or complex issues mostly because all senses cannot be utilized in some forms of online therapy (non-synchronous communication such as Betterhelp and TalkSpace). This issue is much more efficient with video conferencing (synchronous communication).
- In some forms of online therapy, therapists can only use information given by the client. Non-verbal and verbal cues such as posture, tone in the voice, and facial expressions are not always available or are reduced in some forms of online therapy (non-synchronous communication).
- Some health insurance coverage is not available for telehealth.
- Medication cannot be prescribed by our therapists.
- Clients who keep printed records of Internet chat and e-mails are creating a second medical record. This may make the confidentiality of such records less likely (non-synchronous communication).
Tele-health is Not Recommended:
- For clients who need a higher level of care or multiple co-occurring biological diagnoses
- For clients who are feeling out of control with behavioral issues. These issues ethically require more in-person support
- Emergencies when you are feeling suicidal or homicidal.
- When your issues are complex and causing a lot of distress.
- When you have a long history of mental health related hospitalizations.
- When your issues involve current severe substance abuse.
- If you are abusive, threatening, harassing, and/or sexually inappropriate in your interactions with us.
OPENING HOURS
Monday 9:00AM-7:00PM
Tuesday 9:00AM-7:00PM
Wednesday 9:00AM-7:00PM
Thursday 9:00AM-7:00PM
Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(720) 306-1383