Maranda Interviews Dr. Greg Mallis: Teletherapy At Pine Rest
On March 23, Maranda welcomed Greg Mallis, PsyD to discuss teletherapy at Pine Rest.
Spectrum Health and Pine Rest Improve Access to Teletherapy
Working Cooperatively to Offer Behavioral Health Services In an effort to improve access to behavioral health services throughout the state, Spectrum Health and Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services are teaming up on teletherapy. Building on their strong, collaborative relationship,…
How Therapy Helps with Addiction Recovery
Therapy helps addiction recovery! Our culture supports people going to detox or rehab, thinking this is the cure. Really, it’s just one part of the process for some people. Addiction is a chronic disease that needs ongoing maintenance just like...
10 Reasons Teletherapy Might Be Right for You
Today’s technology makes it possible for us to do so many things remotely … shop for groceries, get dinner delivered, refill a prescription, even make a visit to urgent care. Like most other services in the past, a counseling appointment...
Online Therapy Can Reduce the Stress of Seeking Treatment
When a doctor or family member recommends someone seek counseling, the recommendation is often dismissed because it seems logistically impossible. Many people struggle with how to fit a therapy routine into their hectic life due to a number of factors…
Teletherapy: A Game Changer for Patients with Agoraphobia
Teletherapy is a game changer for agoraphobia – here’s why. Imagine the thought of going out into public causes you so much anxiety that you haven’t left your house for over a year. Incomprehensible to many of us, but for…
Expanding Treatment Access with Telehealth Services
Amy VanDenToorn, LMSW, manager of the Campus Clinic, has been using Telehealth Services with her existing patients. VanDenToorn saw the need for an alternative for a handful of her patients who were struggling with attending their appointments. They faced challenges…
A Patient’s Story: Postpartum Depression Treatment via Telehealth
Earlier this year, Pine Rest clinicians in both Iowa and Michigan began treating women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD) using Telehealth Services. The following interview is with Brianna* -- a patient who was treated for postpartum depression both...
What You Need to Know Before Choosing Online Therapy
With the click of a mouse or the tap of an app, you can have instant and inexpensive access to a therapist, or so make the claims of many new tools and technologies that want to take psychotherapy out of...
Pine Rest Awarded Major Federal Grant to Administer New Health Technology in Rural Michigan
(September 20, 2016) Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services was recently awarded $834,000 from HHS’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through the Expand Care Coordination Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) through the Use of Technology Assisted Care (TAC)…