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A Note About
Psychotherapy In The Age of COVID...
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As you may have noticed,
"things are different now."
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MY CURRENT COVID POLICY: โ
At this time (winter 2023), I am conducting sessions both in person and virtually.
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The advent of COVID-19 has pretty much required that psychotherapeutic encounters sometimes take place in the realm of remote digital communication -- at least for now.
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Although I first assumed this would significantly weaken the power of the psychotherapeutic encounter in general, I have been happily surprised to discover that there are both disadvantages AND advantages to this medium of communication and connection.
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Given a sane (i.e., safe) choice, I generally recommend that we meet in person.
However, in some situations, my assessment of the downside risk of possible contagion renders meeting in person a dicey proposition, if not sometimes downright unethical, and in such cases I reserve the right to require that we meet virtually.
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As you well know, this is an "evolving story."โ
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If you prefer to meet virtually (for whatever reason), we can utilize the platform of your choice (Skype, FaceTime, zoom -- or my HIPAA compliant web portal).
(I will make some suggestions about how to maximize our sense of connectedness online with some simple mechanical adjustments.)
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© 2023 Tony Rooney, Ph.D.