Confidential, professional mental health counseling from the comfort of your own home

Is it ethical and legal to do counseling on the telephone or online?

Yes. As I developed this site, I thoroughly researched the ethics and legalities of this type of counseling. I wanted to reassure myself that this type of counseling is both safe and beneficial.

The American Counseling Association and the National Board to Certified Counselors have issued statements acknowledging that e-counseling and telephone counseling are valid and ethical. They have written some specific guidelines for practicing this type of counseling, and I have made every attempt to adhere to these guidelines on my website and in my practice with client.

I will also use my site to make clients and the public aware of any updates to these guidelines.

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