PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS
Sometimes consultation can provide greater flexibility in addressing a specific concern. Consultation can take place in a variety of settings that would be considered part of an individual’s natural environment. For example, a consultant can bring their competencies of either counseling or, applied behavior analysis (ABA) to an individual’s home, school, daycare, camp or a community center.
Other times, a consultant works with other licensed or, pre-licensed professionals.
Home-based consultation
Certain behaviors, for example mealtime or bedtime behaviors are more than likely not going to be observed in session. While behavior modification strategies can be discussed and taken home or, a telehealth appointment can be scheduled during the targeted routine, this might not provide the appropriate level of support and/or feedback. Working with a consultant can enhance treatment delivering feedback in real time.
Consultation is not a service typically covered by insurance.
Community-based consultation
Sometimes the setting in which services are needed is a school, daycare, camp, residential home, senior center- you name it! Again, your consultant will bring their competencies of either counseling and/or ABA to the setting where services were agreed to take place. Depending on the needs presented, a consultant may come up with treatment recommendations or a treatment summary which reviews, in the consultant’s professional opinion, the best way to address the presenting concern(s).
Additionally, a consultant can work with a community agency, such as a school or daycare to collaborate with the child or student’s current clinical team. For instance, Karli specializes in Play Therapy, Infant Mental Health and ABA. Therefore, Karli may work with teachers and staff at a daycare that believes they have exhausted all other resources in an effort to meet the unique needs of one toddler in the classroom.
Consultation is not a service typically covered by insurance.
EMDR Consultation
Karli is an EMDRIA approved “EMDR CIT” or “Consultant in Training.” This means that Karli has completed the required coursework for EMDR and is working with a fully certified “EMDR consultant,” per the EMDR credentialing board, to help those pursuing EMDR receive feedback on their clinical work. If you are pursuing EMDR consultation, a certain number of your required consultation hours can be delivered by a “CIT.” If you are a licensed or, pre-licensed professional in need of consultation hours and interested in scheduling with Karli, please contact us for an appointment.
Interested?
You can enter an agreement to work with Karli as a consultant for home-based services, community-based services or, EMDR CIT. If you are interested in consultation services, please give us a call at 631-263-8307 or, fill out the Contact Us Form to inquire.
If you opt to go this route, please note that your consultant cannot be your ongoing service provider. Consultation is not the same as ongoing services, where a therapist develops and implements the treatment plan.