With Thriveworks, Online therapy is an effective alternative to in-person therapy services in which a client can speak to a Thriveworks therapist remotely via online video conferencing. Online sessions are just as effective as in-person treatment, but they can also provide added benefits like reduced travel time, saving money on transportation or childcare, and increased access to care.
Online therapy works much like traditional in-person therapy but takes place through secure video conferencing. Clients can attend Online therapy from any safe place they choose that has access to the internet, whether that be their home or another easily accessible place. Like in-person treatment, a therapist will work with their client to address their concerns, create goals, and establish an effective treatment plan.
At Thriveworks, we accept most major insurance plans, allowing many clients to pay as little as $0–$50 per session with their co-pay. We also offer self-pay options for those out-of-network or without insurance. Self-pay rates for talk therapy range from $160 to $240 for intake sessions and $135 to $195 for follow-ups, depending on your state. For psychiatry services, self-pay intake sessions are $255–$375, with follow-ups ranging from $175–$300, also varying by state. More information on current self-pay costs is available on our pricing page.
Facing our innermost feelings can be hard, which is why we enlist the help of insightful professionals in the mental health field. The online therapists at Thriveworks in Tallahassee, FL are fully licensed therapists who do traditional therapy sessions via Thriveworks’s online therapy platform. This means that clients still receive full-length, high quality sessions with a licensed counselor, psychologist, or another type of provider. Clients can meet face to face with their therapist via secure, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing technology, or speak to their therapist via phone call. Reach out today to get started.
What Are the Advantages of Online Counseling Services?
Online counseling services can come with numerous benefits, as long as they’re legitimate. People need to beware of self-described mental health services that are really unlicensed life coaching or text messaging. At Thriveworks in Tallahassee, FL, online talk therapy is fully licensed and of premium quality. Some advantages of virtual counseling that clients appreciate are the following:
- Scheduling flexibility. Clients aren’t limited to meeting with their provider during office hours. They can meet with providers when it’s most convenient for them, including times in the evening and on the weekends.
- Affordability. Clients don’t have to take off work to drive to a downtown location in order to attend therapy sessions. This can save time and money.
- Comfort and familiarity. Some clients find that it’s easier to open up when they’re at home, in their familiar environment.
- Accommodating for illness or disability. Clients who have difficulty leaving home can still have sessions with their provider.
- Rural access. Clients who live in rural areas can still access a diverse range of providers.
- Freedom. Clients can travel for business or pleasure and still make their therapy appointments.
What Is Online Therapy Like?
Online therapy is similar to in-person therapy in that it’s a live chat that relies on nonverbal as well as verbal communication. The online therapy program at Thriveworks in Tallahassee, FL can effectively incorporate a broad range of therapeutic approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and couples counseling. As long as you have an internet connection and you know how to click on a link in your email, you’re ready for online therapy. You can do it from your office or couch. You can do it with your cat in your lap or your kids in the next room. And Thriveworks offers an array of licensed providers who can do online sessions:
- Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs)
- Psychologists (PhDs or PsyDs)
- Licensed professional counselors (LPCs)
- Licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs)
- Licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs)
If you’re not sure what kind of specialist you need, you can call the Thriveworks office in Tallahassee and get answers to your treatment and provider questions.
What Can an Online Counselor Treat?
Study after study has shown that online counseling can be just as effective as in-person counseling, which is great news for clients who love convenience. At Thriveworks in Tallahassee, FL, providers can treat a number of different mental health conditions, behavioral disorders, life situations, and general issues through online therapy. These issues might include the following:
- Relationship conflicts
- Eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia
- Mood disorders like major depressive disorder (MDD)
- Anxiety disorders
- Chronodisruption
- Body dysmorphic disorder
- Eco-anxiety
- Acute grief
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Personality disorders
- Post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)
- Trauma
- Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
- Existential crises
- Empty nest syndrome
- Attention difficulties
Get Online Counseling at Thriveworks in Tallahassee, FL
Because the providers at Thriveworks are fully licensed, nationwide, they accept most major forms of health insurance coverage. Plus, we offer evening and weekend sessions, provide same-week appointments, accept most major insurances, and more.
Affordable online therapy is real and it’s at Thriveworks in Tallahassee, FL. Whether you’re looking for couples therapy, anxiety therapy, depression counseling, or you just need someone to listen who isn’t a friend or family member, Thriveworks can help. Reach out today–we look forward to hearing from you!
