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What is Telemental Health Care? The Benefits of Online Therapy

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What is Telemental Health Care? The Benefits of Online Therapy

What a time to be alive! That line may be the stuff of silly memes, but it has a very serious side, too. Rapid changes in how we communicate have significantly changed the field of mental health for the better. Scheduling difficulties, time restraints, and even geographical distance no longer automatically prevent you from working with the therapist of your choice. Thanks to telemental healthcare, the playing field has shifted.

What is Telemental Healthcare?

Sure, therapists have been doing phone sessions in a pinch for years. Today, however, teletherapy is a featured service and this means using a face-to-face video platform. Your device may be:

  • Desktop computer
  • Laptop
  • Tablet
  • Smartphone

What matters is that you’re comfortable with the technology and are able to arrange for a private time. From there, it’s just like any other session with your therapist—without the commute, rush, or barriers created by a disability. The video platform allows important elements like voice inflections and facial gestures to be factored in.

What You Need to Know About Telemental Healthcare

1. Ask your therapist about their experience

Not all counselors are skilled or comfortable using telemental healthcare. Ask questions about their experience. Perhaps try one session first before committing to this format.

2. Talk to your therapist about the video platform being used

Of course, privacy is paramount. Licenced therapist use HIPPA compliant platforms. To keep your information private, make certain the platform is the most secure choice available.

3. Learn about state laws

State licensure and regulations vary from state to state. This could impact your ability to work with your preferred therapist. Clarify all such details with your counselor before beginning.

4. Is it right for you?

If you can easily get to a physical appointment, are you the kind of person for whom this is optimal? Sometimes, to have a specific go-to venue for counseling is part of the benefit. The goal and purpose of telemental healthcare is not merely a convenience. As with all modalities, it’s about recovery and results.

The Benefits of Online Therapy

1. Making the impossible possible

The most obvious benefit is a drastic reduction in scheduling obstacles. For example, if your job takes you temporarily from Oakland to Los Angeles, or you work a different schedule like a fireman, it no longer means you will go without therapy during that time. Of course, telemental healthcare is especially important for those with a disability that makes traveling a challenge.

2. Countering the stigma

We’ve come a long way, but the stigma of therapy can still exist for some. Even today, individuals can face family or work pressure surrounding their choice to seek therapy. Scheduling a location other than a therapist’s office may provide privacy and peace of mind.

3. It may coincide with your specific needs

You may, for example, be seeking therapy due to depression or severe social anxiety. These circumstances quite possibly could make it daunting for you to commit to a regular appointment outside your home. “Teletherapy,” in such cases, is an ideal entry point for moving towards recovery.

How to Connect with an Online Therapist

Telemental healthcare is a relatively new approach. As touched on above, it has unique requirements. Therefore, those seeking to try this method must choose carefully. Equally so, tele-therapists must wisely discern which patients are best able to adapt to the video platform. To learn more, and perhaps get started in the realm of telemental healthcare, contact Healing Happens Therapy for a free consultation.

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How to get your sexy back after having a baby

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Let me get right to it.  It’s not your body.  Your sexy does not live in your hair or your lips or your hips.  For me, ya pre-baby, sure it was nice having some eyes on me and feeling desired, it was a healthy ego boost.  Having a baby turned my body (and my world for that matter but that is another post) upside down.  My body decided to hang on as tight as it could to that extra 20 lbs like it depended on it.  Like the baby depended on it. I tried to tell my body the baby was fine and we could go back to “normal now,” but it didn’t listen.  I fought and struggled and toiled and expected and counted and omitted and worked very very hard around lake Merritt in Oakland …whew!  Nothing.  My body was just plain different now.

My sexy had to be re-defined.  Do I like my belly? No. Do I love the way it looks because it made my baby?  Nope, and I have heard that one before- bless you if you got there. My sexy only returned when it had nothing to do with my relationship to my body but my relationship to my whole self. Providing more space, more time to settle than I have ever needed before, re- balancing to my new normal whatever that is, as I re- discover and re- define. It wasn’t just my body that it was different, it was my whole being. You cant “loose weight” on your whole being, so I stopped trying and my sexy came back.

 

 

 

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How to avoid filing for divorce- three times!?

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This looks rough:  http://www.eonline.com/news/618545/james-caan-files-for-divorce-from-his-wife-for-the-third-time-in-10-years.  What is going on in your relationship when you are not sure about the commitment you have made?  What happened to your your desire for one another?  What made you fall in love with them in the first place? What can you take responsibility for? Start by feeling sure about your self and your connection to your partner.   Test these things out and see what turns up:

1. Touch your partner. When they walk by graze their arm, when they come home give them a long kiss. When you sit and relax, cuddle.  Have you ever tried to argue while holding hands? Believe me its a MUCH different conversation that it would be without touching.

2. Tell them WHAT you love about them, not just “I love you.”  Get sure about it, remind yourself why you chose to be committed to them, what makes you laugh about them or what makes the different from others?  Be specific, and watch to see if things re kindle.

3. When things get too tough to handle, let someone else lead. Come and see me!  www.healinghappenstherapy.com  Get into couples counseling and invest in getting on with the rest of your life.  Find the tools you need to move on and live to the fullest.

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Self love comes first, then comes marriage!

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I love this article http://www.people.com/article/jennifer-lopez-cover-story-newly-empowered about how loving ones self is paramount to having a successful relationship.  Often times the fear we have can stop us from growing.  Usually that fear is  only kinda scary and challenging but it can feel really big, like it might even destroy us! However, with some bravery and help getting there (therapy) you realize pretty quickly its manageable.  You then are able to grow and have a good foundation to then seek out another’s love and be able to know how to relate to one another in a mature and stable way.  If you have found yourself in a pattern of failed relationships, give me a call and lets figure it our together to get you to your goals of having a fulfilling life!

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I share this cake.

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The new year provides a fresh start in to finding ourselves, and making healthy choices and also, sometimes it takes more than that.  Loosing weight is hard. Loving ourselves with true honor and respect and knowledge of health for longevity is even harder if we are a stranger to it.  The key to our (fill in the blank) weight loss, is just that, a kinder deeper self love.  A self knowledge that thrives on respect and knowledge of how we want to survive and thrive.   Learning to be compassionate with all aspects of yourself whether you are changing your lifestyle or taming an eating disorder or tackling the desire to loose weight and live your best life- but it can be done.

1. Notice your negative self talk (would you talk to your grandma or a child like that?)

2. Re fame your relationship with yourself  by adding compassion and tenderness.

3. Live your truest life. Are you acting authentically and in alignment with your best self?

4. Find support. Get help and enjoy the cheerleading you let, let it fuel you.

Check out Andie Mitchell’s story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andie-mitchell-/was_me_all_along_b_6423350.html?utm_hp_ref=women&ir=Women

 

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