It is important for you to hear about privacy and confidentiality in terms of the telehealth counseling setting. As a psychologist and licensed professional counselor, I am bound by an ethical code of conduct that requires me to maintain client confidentiality, privacy, and HIPPA compliance. When meeting with clients, I hold sessions in my private home office, away from everyone else, and use headphones and a white noise machine to help block out any sounds. The platform I use for sessions, Zoom, is HIPAA compliant and suitable for use in healthcare, ensuring privacy and protection for you.

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A major benefit of meeting for counseling via telehealth is the ability to meet with your counselor at a time and place that works well for you. With that being said, it is necessary to consider what steps you need to take in order to maintain your own privacy when we meet. It is important to think of other people that may be around or nearby when we meet that could overhear our conversation. Wearing headphones also adds a level of privacy for you as they prevent the things I say from being heard by others aside from you. Thinking through these concerns in advance can help to ensure that our sessions are private and confidential.