What to Expect with Telehealth Services
Prior to Your Appointment
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Complete your intake paperwork.
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The paperwork was sent to your email address from ZH Healthcare, our agency's on-line portal. The email will be generated from our info@laurellife.com email address.
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If you did not receive the email in your inbox, please check your junk mail.
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If you still do not see the email, please call the office.
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Find a private location for your session. If it is a family session or an evaluation where other family members need to be involved for parts of the session, it should be a place where they can discreetly join and leave the session with little disruption.
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Your invitation may be sent to you up to a week ahead of time, from the specific clinician or from the office staff. If you do not have the Teams/Zoom invite by the day of the appointment, please contact the clinician or office staff for assistance.
Day of Your Appointment
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Pay any co-pays or insurance costs. Call the office to discuss the payment process.
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Check your technology and internet access prior to your appointment.
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Make sure your device (cell, laptop, iPad, etc.) is fully charged and your internet signal is strong.
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You may need to request other household members are off their devices during your session, or disconnect them from the internet so their activity does not impact your bandwidth.
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Ask us if there are any apps that need to be installed before your session. (If you are new to Teams/ Zoom, it may take a few minutes to load the app so you may use it.)
For Your Appointment
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Allow 1 hour for counseling sessions.
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Allow 1-2 hours for an evaluation by a psychiatrist or psychologist.
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Allow 15-30 minutes for a psychiatric/mediation management.
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If the appointment is for any individual under the age of 14 years-old, both the child and the parent or guardian must be available for the appointment, unless the clinician directs otherwise.
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If the Teams/Zoom invite needs to be sent to multiple email addresses, please notify the office staff and/or clinician of this at least 1 week prior to the appointment.
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Please have any notes, questions, and reports with you when the session begins.
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At the end of your session, please ask any remaining questions you may have and confirm any follow up appointments.