30 July, 2014

Online Therapeutics Helps Those Living In Outlying Areas

By Miranda Sweeney


Some individuals who could benefit from therapy to treat a mental disorder are too shy to go to an office for the sessions. It may be that they are agoraphobic and unable to leave their house. Now there is the opportunity to turn to Online Therapeutics for the help they would not get otherwise.

When very intimate topics must be explored it may be easier to talk on the internet than it is in person. There may be guilt that makes it hard to disclose the facts. In addition to the convenience of no travel time, it may be more comfortable for the client to talk in the privacy of her home, on Skype.

By using Skype, the counselor can view the patients facial expressions and body language. They both reveal valuable information. A client should feel comfortable with the counselor. Ideally therapist and patient will have a friendly relationship with allowing it to become too familiar.

The clinicians who are available for online counseling have considerable experience. There are so many disorders that psychiatrists and psychologists are prepared to treat. They range from anxiety disorders, to obsessive-compulsive disorder to all the phobias, which are fears of something.

If therapy sessions can be done on Skype or the telephone, the client saves money and travel time. The cost is lower than you would expect. Payment can be through Paypal or by credit card. Sessions can be prepaid or billed afterwards.

War veterans are known to suffer from post-traumatic-stress-disorder. This is due to the fact that they were always threatened by bombs while in the line of duty. After they return home, loud noise startle them and may induce fear. The fireworks that are fun for most people may cause the veteran to have a flashback of bombing incidents during the war.

Online appointments make therapy possible for those who live too far away from a psychologist. This gives them the opportunity to get the help they need. Without online sessions being available, these people would go without the help they need.

The first step is to contact the office of the therapists to make an appointment. It can be planned as a video chat on Skype or a telephone contact. For the video chat he or she will need her computer with internet access, a web cam and a microphone.

Your first session is free of charge. For subsequent sessions there are a number of possible ways to pay. Paypal or a credit card can be used to make payments. Billing can be done after the appointment takes place. It is sometimes prepaid if the patient prefers that.

Billing is done for a one hour session, a half-hour session, a fifteen-minute medications check and a fifteen-minute telephone consultation. For those who have insurance coverage for these services, claims can be filed. Medicare also covers some of these services. The online counseling clinic is equipped to bill through Medicare.

All sessions are protected by the same code of confidentially as in-person appointments. This has turned out to be a problem-free method of delivering therapeutic care. No travel time and no wasted time in a waiting room make this a near-perfect concept.




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