The Right Therapist May Not Be the One Closest to Your House
Therapy already asks you to make time for something difficult.
It should not also require forty minutes in traffic, a childcare puzzle, and an argument about who forgot to leave work early.
Remote therapy lets you meet with me from anywhere in South Carolina, as long as you are physically located in the state at the time of the session.
No commute. No waiting room. No pretending you were “just running an errand” when you return to the office.
The relationship still comes into the room, even when the room is virtual.
I can see the glance that happens when one of you says, “Everything is fine.” I can hear the change in tone. I can slow down the exchange when one partner starts pursuing and the other begins disappearing.
The work is still relational, active, and real.
Some couples sit together on one screen. Others join from separate locations because of work, travel, or scheduling. We’ll decide what allows both of you to participate most fully.
You’ll need a stable internet connection, a device with a camera, and a private place to talk.
Headphones help. A closed door helps more.
A parked car can work when home is not private, as long as the car is parked safely and you are not driving.
For couples, I strongly recommend that both partners have enough privacy to speak honestly. If children, coworkers, or relatives can hear the conversation, we may spend the entire session managing what cannot be said.
Online therapy is not automatically right for every person or every situation.
If privacy is impossible, technology creates constant disruption, or you know you engage more fully in the same room, in-person work may be the better choice.
We can talk about that honestly during the consultation.
Convenient does not have to mean impersonal.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 13 years of experience, and I bring the same training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to virtual sessions that I do in person. The relationship still comes into the room, even when the room is a screen.
I’m licensed to practice in South Carolina (LMFT License #8422), which is what allows me to offer telehealth sessions to clients located anywhere in the state.
Yes. You need to be physically located in South Carolina at the time of each session — that’s a legal requirement of telehealth practice, not a preference. If you’re outside the state, I’m not able to see you virtually.
Both can be effective. The relationship still comes into the room virtually — I can see the glance when one partner says “everything is fine,” hear the change in tone, and slow things down the same way I would in person. Some situations genuinely work better in person; we can talk honestly about that during your consultation.
A stable internet connection, a device with a camera, and a private place to talk for both of you. Headphones help, and a closed door helps more. If privacy at home isn’t possible, a safely parked car can work as long as you’re not driving.
Yes — some couples sit together on one screen, and others join separately because of work, travel, or scheduling. We’ll decide what allows both of you to participate most fully.
If privacy is difficult at home, technology creates constant disruption, or you know you engage more fully in the same room as your therapist, in-person work may be the better choice. We can talk about that honestly during the consultation.
Secure online sessions are available for couples, individual, and family therapy throughout South Carolina.
The platform itself is secure, but privacy also depends on your physical space during the session. For couples especially, I recommend both partners have enough privacy to speak honestly — if others can overhear, we may end up managing what can’t be said rather than doing the actual work.
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