Telehealth expands access to remote, rural or unreachable locations

Telehealth puts mental health services within reach of men, women, and children who live in rural or remote areas where counselors may be scarce.

Telehealth is easier to schedule between work and childcare

With clinical mental health counselors now serving clients over long distances through videoconferencing, travel time can involve just the seconds it takes to walk to one’s laptop.

Telehealth Therapy Can Shorten Treatment Delays

Patients can wait an average of 25 days to see a mental health professional after making an appointment. Telehealth removes many of the barriers that lead to long waits to see providers.

Telehealth Therapy Can Ease Stigma

For patients concerned about appearing publicly at a practitioner’s office, working with clinical mental health counselors from home via teleconferencing, or by phone, can ease anxieties and promote acceptance of treatment.

Telehealth Therapy is Getting Results

Research continues to affirm the efficacy of Telehealth services, with studies showing that videoconferencing is as effective as face-to-face treatments.Offering increased provider options and a multitude of convenient technological vehicles, Telehealth therapy is a growing and effective alternative for those delivering and receiving mental health services.