Learn from our interview of Elizabeth (Liz) Grady, LPC, LPCS, DCC from eSupport, PLLC. Liz and her colleagues noticed a need for online counseling and clinical supervision in North Carolina and have worked to fill that need.  Liz shares how she prepared for, implemented, and succeeded at providing these important services. 

Learn about the benefits of telebehavioral health services for the prison population by listening to our interview with Tracey Simpson, LPC, NCC, MAC.

Learn about the origins of e-prescribing and its parallels with implementing telehealth into health systems by listening to our interview with Lori Metz, LCSW, CCM.

You can learn more about Lori Metz by clicking on her website here.

The military and VA use telehealth more than any organization I know of.  They also have conducted research which shows that it reduces no-show rates and hospital readmissions and provides access to many clients who normally would not have received care.

Both, working with the military and providing telebehavioral health services require specific awareness and skills.  Our interview with Mercia Cummings provides you a view of what it is truly like to provide the services. 

Getting started in telebehavioral health can seem like a great hurdle.  During this interview, Marilyn Garcia, LCSW, shares how she quickly got started and how she is expanding her private practice. 

Every day patients are transitioning back home from hospitals.  Often, they are not able to do all that they once were able to do.  This not only is distressing for the patient but also for the family.  Medical social workers who provide home health services get an insider’s view of what life is like for the patient and their family.  This allows them to be more effective and accessible. 

The Thoughtful Counselor’s recent podcast features an interview with Raymond Barrett, founder of the Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC.  The Thoughtful Counselor is a podcast that is dedicated to producing great conversations around current topics in counseling and psychotherapy.

During this interview, Ray shares what lead him to the counseling profession and develop the Telehealth Certification Institute.  Ray also shares the key points of ethically and legally providing telebehavioral health services.

You can listen to this conversation by clicking here.

Telebehavioral health services for those with eating disorders not only overcomes barriers to access but allows clients to receive treatment in their own environments and provides continuity of care.

Hear what it is like for an expert counselor, who specializes in working with clients who have been affected by difficult relationships, to provide psychotherapy online.

Dr. Marla Chalnick is a License Professional Counselor and Distance Credentialed Counselor (DCC) in North Carolina. She provides counseling via the phone and video conferencing to those with chronic illnesses.