Coronavirus Office Update

Updated 3/18/2020

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I hope this finds you well,

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Yes, I am still providing counseling/mental health. Mental health counseling is considered an 'essential activity' that the Public Health Officer, Governor, and Mayor have permitted, and encouraged, to continue. I also understand how important mental health is during this time. Here are some things to keep in mind:

• You currently have the option to do what we call ‘telehealth therapy’. Telehealth therapy is us meeting by Zoom to do counseling. I do not recommend this be a long-term solution, but it is an option for us to continue with counseling if you or someone close to you is sick, if you are a high risk patient, or if you prefer to meet this way. 

  • How it works:

    • Please let me know 3 hours in advance that we will need to do a telehealth session.

    • My Zoom I.D. is 526-837-2735 (https://zoom.us/j/5268372735). With Zoom, I will send you an invite email with the link to start our telehealth session.

    • I would start our telehealth meeting from my office at our normal scheduled time and end at our normal scheduled time. 

    • You would need to pay me by Venmo (Dezaree-finch), CashApp ($dezareefinch), or Paypal (paypal.me/dezareefinch.com)

    • You would need to be in a private location and use headphones during our time.

    • I would need the address where you are at during our appointment, as well as, your nearest emergency room.

• Please do not come in if you’re sick or if you have been around someone you know who is sick. Please do not come in if you're considered a high risk patient to this virus. Same policies still apply: If you have a sudden illness or emergency, I just ask for a 3-hour notice and the cancellation fee will not apply. If you needed to cancel or re-schedule for any other reason, I do need a 24 hour notice, otherwise there would be a cancellation fee, which is the cost of the session.

• Our facility is cleaned multiple times a week. I keep the air conditioning on in order to circulate/filter the air. I use lemongrass and eucalyptus to diffuse the air. If you hand me a payment card and need to sign for the transaction using my phone, I will sanitize my hands and phone after each use.

• I’m not going to take the position on how people ‘should’ be responding. I will; however, adhere to government, CDC, and health officials on the best and mandated practices.