Online
counseling
or ITherapy is a new way to 'see' a therapist. Use of the Internet
allows us to make available therapists chosen from a large pool of
expert licensed clinicians from various locations throughout the US.
We offer email,
private chat
and phone
sessions.
In order to be
certain that you are receiving care from legitimate, experienced
therapists, we verify each clinicians' license with their state's
regulatory board, and require every therapist to provide proof of their
liability insurance. Only therapists with licenses in good standing and
without blemishes are allowed to practice with us.
We personally interview each therapist and require that they provide a
sample email session for our review. Additionally, all of our
clinicians must have at least 10 years post graduate counseling
experience.
Ours are the highest standards of any online
therapy site on the Web. Busy schedules,
difficulty with traveling to the therapist's office, fear of going out
in public, privacy concerns, and 24 hour availability are only a few of
the reasons given for using our e-therapy service.
After
purchasing your email session, you compete your Pre-Session form which
tells your therapist about you and your reasons for seeking therapy.
Your therapist carefully reviews your Pre-Session form and responds to
you by email with a well thought out answer within 48 hours. Our
therapists spend approximately 30 minutes on their response to
you. This process is one email session.
With e-mail, much of the benefit for you will derive from the writing
itself. Therapists often encourage clients to keep journals or write to
help clarify and express their thoughts.
You may have a simple one-time question, or you may choose to use this
as a way to establish a longer term relationship with a therapist.
We provide a free, safe, secure email account for your email sessions
here: Safe-Mail.Net
After your first session, you do not need to complete the form again.
For continuing email sessions, you exchange emails with your
therapist. You may purchase a single email session or package
sessions at discounted rates for continuing work with your
therapist.
Telephone and online chat offer additional options from which to
choose. For those who have never tried chat, it's a very simple
process. After purchasing a session and completing your Pre-Session
form, you meet your therapist online here, in his/her "virtual office."
You type a message to your therapist and he/she responds by typing back
immediately, in real time. You do not need any special software. Simply
click on the "Live Online" image in your therapist's Virtual Office and
begin your chat session. All sessions are scheduled at least
24
hours in advance.
You may purchase 60 minute chat sessions. Package discounted rates are
also available for ongoing work with your therapist.
Choosing our phone
option means that after
purchasing a session and completing your Pre-Session form, your
therapist will call you at your appointment time, at a number you
specify . You will talk with your therapist for the 60 minute
session purchased.
Online therapy may be a comfortable, convenient way for you to begin
opening up to another person and trying out the idea of therapy, or you
may already be familiar with therapy and choose this option for the
added convenience and privacy it offers. Many people prefer etherapy to
prevent having a mental health record with insurance companies.
All of our therapists have passed our thorough screening process, are
licensed or certified in their states, and are carefully selected to be
part of our network based on their demonstrated professional
excellence. Our goal is to provide you, the consumer of
mental
health services, with another therapy option and to offer only the most
expert therapeutic services available online.
If you have any questions, contact our Customer Service Online, or call
us at 1-.
This
service is not
appropriate if you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, suffer
from
a severe mental illness, are in crisis or are under 18 years of age.
Call
1-800-SUICIDE.
We
receive many requests for free online therapy.
Unfortunately, we are not able to provide this service.