SOLAY

Distance Therapy: A new way to bring therapy to you!

Distance therapy is a new, innovative way for SOLAY to provide face-to-face therapy sessions to our clients. Through Skype & telephone counseling sessions, clients are able to engage in therapeutic relationships with SOLAY therapists wherever they are located.

What is Skype?

Skype is a free software that enables you to make calls for free as well as engage in chats and video conferences over the internet. To get started, all you need is high speed internet connection, a microphone and/or speakers and a Skype account. To learn amore about Skype and to download the program, visit www.skype.com.

Benefits of Distance Therapy

Distance therapy can be beneficial to clients who:

• Are not able or do not wish to travel to SOLAY
• May have a schedule that prevents them from traveling to SOLAY
• Prefer to work in an area that is already comforting to them
• May have to travel and do not want to miss any therapy sessions

Distance therapy IS NOT for clients who:

• Are self-injuring or suicidal
• Require more intense mental health care
• Are considering hurting others or homicidal
• Who need reports or evaluations to be submitted to outside personnel

Is Skype Confidential?

Yes, all distant sessions are encrypted to ensure privacy and confidentiality. You can read more about it on Skype's website at:

https://support.skype.com/en-us/ http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/security/

Getting Started

Scheduling an Appointment

Please call our office at (919) 484-2222 or Email Us to schedule your initial distance therapy consultation. After scheduling your appointment, please complete & submit an intake form and submit payment.

Have Insurance?

If you will be using insurance to pay for services, please be prepared to give us the name of your insurance provider & policy number, date of birth, full name, address, and contact telephone number. We will check your insurance benefits, notify you of your co-payment and schedule your appointment.

Payment methods

Distant therapy sessions can be paid for through Paypal using a debit card, a credit card or a Paypal account. You can also call our office at (919) 484-2222 to take care of payment. All transactions must be completed at least 2 hours before your appointment. Appointment cancellations must be made within 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment time.

Rates: $125 for initial consultation, $55 to $75 per 30-minute therapy session, $90 to $130 per 50-minute therapy session.

Adding us on Skype

Once you have created a Skype account, open the software and add the username of the therapist you wish to speak with to your Contact List.

For more information about Skype counseling or SOLAY, please contact our office at (919) 484-2222 or info@solaycounseling.com.