Licensed Psychologist
2203 Thorndyke Ave W.
Seattle, WA 98199
(206) 926-3866
Dr. Falk is Licensed to Provide Therapy by Tele-Health in 43 States
Why Remote Sessions Work
SELECTION!
The freedom to choose a highly skilled therapist who is a great match for you,
regardless of geography.
Finding a therapist is hard to begin with -- especially so if you're looking for someone highly skilled and much more so if you're limited to those near your home. Remote therapy is the norm since COVID, which helps increase your options.
You can be selective: Some Licensed Psychologists are now credentialed to practice tele-health beyond their home state. I am one of those psychologists. This credential is called PSY-Pact. If you live in one of the (current) 43 PSY-Pact states, we could work together in therapy.
In the west for example, I'm authorized to offer tele-therapy for people in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Recent clients include people in Pennsylvania, Wash D.C. and Colorado. (Some desire a time difference.)
* States newly approved for PSY-Pact, soon to be enacted:
Iowa, Louisiana
* States working towards approval:
New York, Massachusetts
States not in PSY-PACT and not planning to join, at this time: California, Oregon, New Mexico
The remaining 43 states are all in PSY-Pact.
There are some benefits to talking with your therapist by phone or video, rather than in person. Your therapist may be able to listen more intently when sessions are from their home. Why is that? Because they're less likely to have scheduled sessions back-to-back.
Think about it: if you had to drive across town to an office to see your patients, you'd probably stack as many sessions back-to-back as you could, too. So meeting remotely, you may be getting a therapist who is more fresh, more focused, less fatigued.
Understanding another person isn't about being in the same physical space. It's about perceptiveness, focus and compassion.
FOCUS!
Assume your therapist would understand you better in person?
You may be surprised.
FLEXIBILITY!
Want sessions at a weird time?
Need a last-minute change?
Scheduling is so easy when we're remote.
One of the very best things about tele-health sessions is the flexibility we have with scheduling. If you need to meet early morning, during lunch, while kids are occupied, in the evening or on the weekend, that is far more possible with remote sessions.
Not needing to dress, drive and park means you don't need to find a big window of opportunity for therapy; just those 50 minutes. This makes it easier to meet when you'll have privacy.
Clients tell me that their favorite thing about remote sessions is that they don't have to work around other people's schedules so much.
Flexibility is vital when one needs to re-schedule. Most therapists (including me) require clients to pay for a session they've changed with less than 48 hours notice. For an in-person session, this makes sense, because no one else will be able to use that spot. For tele-therapy we can be more easy-going about re-scheduling, though. Flexibility preserves time and money.
Being in your own place for therapy? I mean, come on.
Throw in a load of laundry, have therapy, move clothes to dryer.
* For clients who choose video appointments, our sessions would not be with Zoom or FaceTime. We'd use a HIPAA-compliant platform called DOXY. This is much more secure.
* Your receipt for therapy can be sent password-protected. This contains name and diagnosis code, so it's important.
* Payments are made bank-to-bank, via Zelle. This keeps things secure (and quick.) An invoice would never be mailed to your home.
* When you don't go to an office building, you aren't at risk of running into anyone you know. Your privacy is complete.
PRIVACY!
I've got your back.