Using telehealth
Welcome to Dr Greer Online
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Online Sessions!
I am now using Thera-LINK, a secure video service for online sessions. I chose Thera-LINK because it’s very user friendly. That said, there are some very important things you’ll need to know in order to avoid the potential frustration of not being able to connect at our scheduled appointment time.
How to set up an appointment.
My Process
Getting to know you
Getting to know you
Getting to know you
Once you are online, you may wonder how I would be able to help and what approach I may take.?
We begin with our introductions. We draw a family map, describing family menbers including any interests or hobbies. You may also have further questions about me and my background.
Your safe space
Getting to know you
Getting to know you
I often ask children in family sessions whether they can guess what country I come from and what animals live in that country?
This question often leads to fun, imitating animals; lion roars from Africa and kangaroo hops from Australia.
Fun often help people more especially children to feel safe
Therapeutic Journey
Uncover
When everybody is more relaxed, we then draw a family map, where squares and circles show who is in the family, what interests and hobbies they have or what they like doing. Now that I got to know you a little better, I ask about what brings you and everyone in family here today. I am curious about the effects that the problem has had on your relationships and your lives. Your explanations as to why it is happening are also important and what steps you have already taken to manage, including previous assessments or therapy.
Understand
Next question is whether there has been a time when the problem was not happening and what was different about that time? Children are encouraged to draw pictures about what bothers them and give it a name like Worries, Mr. Temper, Sneaky Poo or Ms. Fidget. Then they draw a picture of themselves bigger or smaller than the problem picture. Of course their size is dependent upon who is winning; on whether they have managed to outsmart , beat or trick the problem into getting smaller or going away or whether it continues to dominate.
Collaborate
I have found that these pictures drawn over time are amazingly accurate in relation to what is happening. The process sets the stage for our future work together where we explore and pursue ways to cope with what bothers you and your family. We collaborate in a participatory process where everyone contributes in a way that offers more to us than where we started.