{"id":646,"date":"2022-07-14T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsacounseling.com\/?p=646"},"modified":"2023-08-22T21:28:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:28:05","slug":"telehealth-for-your-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsacounseling.com\/telehealth-for-your-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Telehealth for Your Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsacounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JillSmith8-300x300-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-649\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One service that we have always offered at JSA is \u201ctelehealth.\u201d Simply put, it\u2019s the phrase we use to describe online therapy. As our country is on the move these days and so connected to our laptops and our phones, telehealth has become a more and more popular option because it\u2019s easy to fit into your day and into your travel schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telehealth, for us, has been more of a back-up option to in-person therapy. We have used it for couples that live too far away to commute to our office, for clients who have had a broken leg and were unable to drive, and for clients who have moved to the low country or to the upstate but still wanted to continue their therapy with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC for helping to slow the spread, most of us are practicing and encouraging \u201csocial distancing.\u201d We are actively doing both here at JSA so our team is moving all of our sessions to telehealth. This is temporary and we will resume our normal office family life\u2014of which you are a huge part\u2014as soon as we are given the \u201call clear\u201d from the CDC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does telehealth work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsacounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JillSmith6-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be given access to a website that lets you into our \u201cportal.\u201d From there, you will click on \u201cappointments\u201d and find a link to click to start your session. You can do this from your laptop or your smartphone\u2026 and you can do it anywhere! Ideally, you\u2019ll have a quiet, private place to retreat to for your sessions just like you do when you come to our office in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was an exceptionally tough decision for our team to make\u2014your faces and your voices in our office literally make our day each day. This is a friendly, warm office and we love inviting you in for your appointment. We love welcoming you, opening the door when you forget your code, saying goodbye in unison, sharing a chuckle and a comment with you on the weather or the issue of the day. Not having this in person interaction with each of you is something that we will miss terribly during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it was an easy decision to make when we took into account the safety of each of our clients, the safety of our staff, and the safety of the community that we all love so much. We support the CDC, our state government, and our federal government in all ways throughout the duration of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsacounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JillSmith2-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Know this: our important therapy and work together continues. We are not taking a break from our work with you. Therapy continues, as do all of our policies, standards, and goals. We do not take lightly the work of healing, exploring, and growing that happens in this office. You trust us to do our best and to show up ready to work. We trust you to be here with your honest openness.Onward ever. 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