What is Tele-Therapy?
Tele-therapy is the online delivery of psychological services via secure high-resolution, live video conferencing. Tele-therapy sessions are very similar to traditional therapy sessions with one major exception: rather than sitting in the same room, clients and clinicians interact via live video conferencing.
What to expect from a tele-therapy session
During therapy sessions, the clients and clinicians can see, hear, and interact with one another in real time, using webcams, headsets, and a live, synchronous online learning environment.
If you’ve ever used Skype on your computer or FaceTime on your iPhone, you’ve used a similar type of technology.
The actual therapy is the same as the therapist would deliver face-to-face, only tele-therapy is done with a computer! Clinicians use traditional therapy techniques and activities.
How to Optimize Your Tele-Therapy Experience
For the optimal experience, please make the following accommodations on your end:
Please find a quiet, private space for the session to take place. It is important that there are no distractions or other family members in the environment.
Please use a computer for the session. If absolutely necessary, a mobile or a tablet will work, but some of the interactive features will not be possible to use.
Please ensure that you have a good WIFI connection.
It can be helpful to have headphones available (this can sometimes improve sound quality) although they are not required. Please set up for the session 5 minutes before it is supposed to start so that all equipment will be working and not cut into the session time.
If any additional materials are needed (pen/paper/books) please have them available.