Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means. Modern Day Therapy offers a modern day approach to mental health care. MDT believes in a blended approach to therapy that utilizes multiple evidenced based therapeutic approaches such as but not limited to client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy,solution focused therapy, holistic therapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, strength based therapy,reality therapy. MDT’s goal is to meet you where you are and then assist you with moving toward healthier coping skills and life strategies. MDT offers 30, 45 and 60 minute psychotherapy sessions online or face to face. There are currently very few insurance plans that will cover telemental health cost (online therapy). However more and more insurance carriers are discovering the need and embracing the idea of reimbursing for telemental health cost. Most insurance plans will cover face to face therapy sessions. You will need to contact your insurance carrier to find out your current mental/behavioral health coverage. This will be discussed with you during your free initial 15 minute phone or email consultation.

Life consulting

Life Consulting is the consultation of clients on matters having to do with personal, relationship, family and/or career challenges. Modern Day Therapy believes in self care, self awareness and self accountability. MDT offers Individual and Couple Consulting to clients wishing to discuss specific personal, relationship, marriage, family or career challenges. MDT offers 30, 45 and 60 minute Life Consulting sessions. Life Consulting differs from Psychotherapy in the following ways:

1. Life Consulting does not consist of a mental health diagnosis

2. Life Consulting is consultation of a specific issue. It is goal focused and brief, usually 2-6 sessions

3. Most insurance plans will not cover life consulting services

4. It is possible someone seeking or receiving life consultation may benefit further from psychotherapy

DELIVERY OF SERVICES

Modern Day Therapy offers face to face sessions either in the MDT main office or in the client’s home. Face to Face sessions in the client’s home require reasonable travel distance within New Orleans and surrounding areas and a qualified reason as to why the client would better benefit from therapy sessions in their home instead of in the office or online. Reasons include severe illness, physical disabilities, mental or learning disabilities, public figure status, no or limited use of technology knowledge/experience

Modern Day Therapy offers teletherapy (online therapy) in the States of Louisiana, Georgia and Texas. The alternative to teletherapy is in person face to face sessions. Online therapy or online life consulting are great ways to connect. There are great benefits to teletherapy, however as with any electronic service, there are risk. Please review the list below regarding the benefits and risks of online therapy and/or online life consulting

Possible benefits of providing psychotherapy or life consulting services through electronic means include:

• enhancing access to mental health services that are unavailable in person because of geographical distance, clients’ disabilities, or illnesses

• real-time monitoring of clients’ status

• when appropriate being able to respond to clients rapidly

• enhancing access to services because of clients’ scheduling challenges

• providing more cost-effective delivery of services

• ease of communication

• reduction in the frequency of clients’ travel to obtain services

Possible risks of psychotherapy or life consulting services through electronic means include:

• potential for technology failure and interruption of services

• potential for confidentiality breaches

• prevention of unauthorized use or unethical purposes

• varying time zones

• absence of physical presence

• higher cost of technology