Distance Work

The COVID-19 pandemic revolutionized the use of "Telehealth" (video, or sometimes telephone, meetings) in psychotherapy.  Currently, nearly all my appointments are via a secure Telehealth platform.

 

Although something is lost when two people are not together in the same physical space, the gains of Telehealth also are significant.  I began conducting spiritual companioning sessions by video 10-15 years before the pandemic; I appreciate the steady improvement in technology and love being able to work with people in every U.S. time zone.   

 

I do not, however, practice psychotherapy across state lines.  Although psychiatric emergencies are rare in my practice, I would not feel comfortable responding to an emergency if a patient lives far from me. 

 

That noted, for those who live outside of Illinois and would like to work particularly with me – usually this has something to do with my being a priest and an analyst – I am open to exploring this possibility if we mutually discern a spiritual rather than psychotherapeutic form of working together.