I’ve always wanted to make sure we have a global approach to this podcast, and today for Episode 13, we are talking with Hani Abughazaleh who is the CEO of Fadfid.com. Fadfid is an online platform bringing mental health counseling to the middle east. Their current particular focus is on Saudi Arabia and the UAE. But they really are trying to reach the entire Arab speaking world. They were the first platform in the Middle East where clients can find a therapist through their directory, Book the session, have the session through their secure technology and pay for the session – all in one place. It was a fascinating interview – looking into this growing field through the eyes of someone in a challenging part of the world.
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Roy Huggins, LPC, NCC - Person Centered Tech Episode 12 is all about answering those questions that are holding us back and addressing the tech, security and ethic issues around online counseling. So many times I hear therapist talk about how they are thinking about having online therapy be a part of their practices – but are concerned about HIPPA issues, ethics, license, etc. So today, we go to one of the experts in the field: Roy Huggins of Person Centered Tech. He is one of the leading voices when it comes to advising psychotherapists on issues around online counseling. We talk about skype, HIPAA, ethics, license issues of doing counseling across state lines – we cover it all. This topic is so vast, we couldn’t possible go into depth on every issue – but I think we answer most of the pressing questions. We also talk about the very nature of counseling online and how the field may be changing in the future. You never know – 5 or 10 years down the line, there Virtual Reality Office could be part of the discussion. It was a fascinating interview and I learned so much more. I’m sure this only going to bring up even more questions. Don’t worry - Roy consults at a VERY reasonable rate on an ongoing basis to make sure you are in line with HIPAA and following your ethics. Be sure to listen until the very end, because Roy goes into how he consults and advises and discusses his different offerings. Be sure to look him up: www.personcenteredtech.com
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Buck Black, LCSW - TruckerTherapy.com - Today’s podcast is an interview with Buck Black of TruckerTherapy.com. I’ve been a fan of his approach for years but this is the first time I actually had the privilege of speaking with him. He’s been quite an inspiration to me as I started my practice and it was great to finally speak with him. Trucker Therapy, as you can imagine, is a counseling practice with the niche of working with those in the trucking industry. Buck has been able to see a need and meet it – and along the way has learned a great deal about his clients and their industry. Dealing with issues of isolation, anger, stress and relationships – he speaks their vocabulary and understands where they are coming from – saving a lot of time and energy in the therapists office. Today we talk about the challenges and benefits of online counseling and phone therapy and we go into some of the issues of platforms and HIPPA. It was a great talk and I’m so thankful for Buck sharing some time with us.
In this podcast, I got to speak with Miranda Palmer and Kelly Higdon – co-founders of ZynnyMe.com. They bring the skills of the business world to realm of private practice. We look at the gap we therapists have: Grad school teaches us how to be great therapists but now how to run the business of private practice. We explore how online counseling can be so different that face to face therapy and how the industry is changing. Kelly and Miranda have a wealth of information and bring incredible joy and passion to their work as the help therapists all over the world get into alignment with their practice and develop a more professional approach to their business.
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