Telemedicine, Virtual Mental Health
Mental Health Support, Wherever You Are
Accessing mental health care should never be complicated by distance, transportation, or stigma. Kare Center’s Virtual Mental Health services bring compassionate psychiatric and therapy support directly to you, through secure, private video sessions.
Whether you’re seeking therapy, psychiatric evaluation, or ongoing medication management, our virtual mental health team provides the same quality of care as an in-person visit, with the added comfort and convenience of being at home.
Virtual Mental Health Services We Offer
Virtual Psychiatry
Psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and medication management via secure video.
Online Therapy
Licensed therapy and counseling sessions from the privacy of your own home.
Medication Follow-Up
Regular check-ins to review how your psychiatric medications are working.
Private & Secure
All sessions are HIPAA-compliant and completely confidential, your privacy matters.
Making Remote Sessions Work
Privacy is the biggest practical problem
Most people underestimate how hard it is to find somewhere they can speak freely. A parked car, a walk with headphones, or a room with a white noise app outside the door all work. If you are worried about being overheard, say so at the start of the session and your provider will work around it.
Set up before the session, not during it
- Charge your device or keep it plugged in
- Use headphones, which improves both privacy and sound
- Close other applications so the connection stays stable
- Have water and tissues nearby
- Allow ten quiet minutes afterwards rather than going straight into something else
It works as well as being in the room
For many people remote sessions are as effective as in person ones, and they remove the travel, the waiting room and the time off work that stop people starting at all. If it does not suit you, say so, and in person appointments can be arranged.
Agree a safety plan at the first session
Because your provider is not in the room, they will ask where you are, and for a phone number and an emergency contact. That is standard for remote mental health care and exists so that help can reach you if it is ever needed.
Crisis support
Call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 24 hours a day, or call 911 if you are in immediate danger.
Mental Health Care That Comes to You
Don’t let distance or discomfort be a barrier to the mental health care you deserve. Kare Center’s virtual mental health team is available across Michigan, ready when you are.