Help with tele therapy and out of state trip

[Anonymous]

We have a therapy appt and I don’t want to cancel it. Therapist can do virtual but I heard if you are not in certain states, they can’t do virtual. Do I just not say where we are? How would they know? I love therapist so don’t want to get in trouble but I also don’t want to cancel as our schedule just changed.

[Anonymous]

use a vpn with a mirror to the state you need to be in. don't say where you are.

[Anonymous]

Ask for a phone call instead of computer

[Anonymous]

I’m a therapist and I am required to ask where my clients are. You can lie I suppose. Therapist can’t. Therapist has to record where the session took place for insurance.

[Anonymous]

As a therapist, I only know where people are because I ask “are you at home”.

[Anonymous]

Don’t lie. If you are not in a state where the therapist is licensed, you have to skip the appointment. I’m sure you expect your therapist to be ethical - give them the same consideration. If your kid can’t go a week without missing therapy, then don’t go.

[Anonymous]

Completely agree. You are putting your therapist in a bad position.

[Anonymous]

I have had a therapy consultation where a family emergency (for which i needed therapy) arose and I was out of state. My provider stated that they would mark it as a "telephone consultation" and not a therapy session - or something?

Honesty is the best policy esp w our trusted providers!

[Anonymous]

My kid’s therapist takes care of it for us. I know that CA is not permitted but WA is. Not sure exactly what she does to figure it out. My impression is that she needs “permission”

[Anonymous]

If you lie to your therapist and put them in jeopardy, why would they keep you as a patient? I mean doing this would put your ability to continue with a therapist that you love and work well with in jeopardy.

[Anonymous]

I'm a therapist and if I found out you lied to me and risked my license and insurance paneling I would drop you as a client. Please don't do that to your child who has probably built up a relationship with this person.

[Anonymous]

Be truthful with your therapist! This is a licensing issue that can get your therapist into serious trouble.