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Online Services The highly credentialed and experienced team of clinicians
at APS is available to support your needs on-line or by telephone on a
consultation or ongoing treatment basis. Receiving psychological or psychiatric
help through the Internet or by telephone can be done as an alternative to
traditional fact-to-face therapy or as an adjunct to on-going therapy. Your APS clinician will discuss your needs,
goals and objectives for your work at the initial meeting. On-line consultation and therapy (also known as Cyber-Therapy,
Cyber-Counseling, E-Therapy, Skype Therapy) is easy to use and can be very
helpful. APS uses Skype, which is a free
on-line service for video calls. Skype
allows clients to communicate directly through their computer in face-to-face
meetings with their APS clinician via the computer screen. The audio and visual features of Skype are of
high quality. Consultations can be done through Skype or telephone. We are often contacted by individuals with
specific questions involving a troubling situation or a concern or problem, for
which they would like immediate advice and guidance. On-line consultations at APS are available
for 15, 30, 50 or 90 minute sessions. Some
examples of on-line consultation include, but are not limited to, relationship
problems, depression, anxiety, parenting concerns, medication education or
vocational or career work. Our team of
clinicians will also discuss your developmental, psychological, educational,
forensic or neuropsychological needs. We
are frequently asked to review and provide recommendations on previous testing
reports. The advantages of On-line Therapy include:
The disadvantages of On-line Therapy include:
On-line Therapy is not recommended:
Telephone Therapy Telephone Therapy, like On-line Therapy, allows clients to
work with their APS clinician outside of the office and at their convenience. If you are already seeing a clinician at APS and are unable to make your next scheduled appointment(s), you can have your session(s) by phone, rather than interrupt your treatment. Confidentiality and Security for On-line Therapy and Telephone Therapy APS uses firewalls and state of the art security for on-line consultation/therapy meetings. Moreover, our on-line therapy module is password protected and only permits the APS clinician and the client to sign into the meeting at any given time. Telephone Therapy sessions are held over the offices secure landline or by work mobile phones (at the discretion of the clinician). APS clinicians provide clients with the same privacy that would be afforded to them if the sessions were conducted in-person. APS follows the same HIPAA guidelines for treatment, confidentiality and privacy afforded to clients seen at the office. A more detailed description of our On-line Therapy guidelines and procedures will be provided to the client prior to beginning treatment. Generally, as licensed psychologists and psychiatrists,
client-clinician information is kept confidential unless the APS clinician
becomes aware of the following during On-Line Therapy or Telephone Therapy
meetings:
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