What is Telemental Health?

Telehealth has been referred to as Telemedicine, TeleMental Health or E-Health. What these words mean, in any of their variations, is the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data, and education using interactive audio, video, or data communications.

At About Relationships, we use a HIPAA-compliant platform to conduct our sessions via audio/visual communication. You can see and hear us and we can hear and see you. If you prefer to just be heard and not seen, that is fine, as well. We can walk you through the options to turn off video functions. 

To use this service, it's quite simple.

You must have 1 of the options listed:

• Smart phone
• Laptop
• Desktop computer
• iPad or Android tablet

The next step is as simple as clicking a link that we generate and email to you. 

Finally, find a comfortable place where you can talk. Sometimes, we have to get a little creative with our spaces: backseat of a car (hmmm...), a lit closet with some pillows or a chair, your bed, etc. Headphones can also help to keep our conversation more private. We can always brainstorm more options. See you soon!