UPDATE I am now able to deliver Dr. Porges Safe and Sound (SSP) therapy remotely. That means we can continue/begin your alternative treatment for trauma while my office is closed or if you live out of the area.
UPDATE therapy during coronavirus March 20, 2020
California has been closed. It is my goal to meet my clients’ needs with as little disruption as possible while doing my part to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
All therapy sessions will be conducted online until, well, I have no idea!
If you have a scheduled appointment you have the option to cancel or have our session via telehealth. I have done a number of sessions this way in the past week and it has been working out better than I would have thought.
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March 14, 2020
So coronavirus is causing a lot of anxiety. And many of my clients are finding extra struggles in this confusing time. I have no actual office policy about international pandemics. What can I say I never thought I would need one! So here is my on the fly plan for therapy during COVID-19:
If you would feel more comfortable cancelling your appointment… Cancel! We can pickup with your treatment plan when the coast is clear.
If you would like to keep your appointment at this time I am still holding office appointments. If we go on “real lockdown” or if I have any reason to suspect I have the bug we will have to stop office appointments immediately. I will let clients with an appointment know if this happens.
If you would like to keep your appointment but do not feel comfortable coming to the office we have 2 options.
- Telehealth. This is online therapy with special HIPPA compliant “skype” therapy. If you have an account with access to make your own appointments then you are half way to having access. You would need to download the Telehealth by simple practice app. And you will get a link with the access link before appointment time.
- Walk and talk therapy. We can meet up and take a little walk in the great outdoors if that seems comfortable to you. I may not be able to accommodate your normal time with walk and talk therapy (cause I will have to drive there) but we can work it in a the beginning or end of the day.
I do not do EMDR with telehealth (ok we can do slow self taps with calming techniques) or walk and talk but we can go over treatment plan, current emotions, plans, etc. with our time.
Your superbill will be the same for walk and talk therapy or online therapy but just phone therapy without video is not considered the same for insurance companies and is typically not reimbursed.
I have been cleaning the heck out of the office. But feel free to bring any items (gloves, sanitizer) that may help you feel more comfortable. If you would like to wait in your car or outside to bypass the waiting room just let me know and I will message you when it is time to come back to the office.
Hope to see (online or in person or in a few weeks) you soon!
Stay healthy 😊
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