If this is your first time visiting, welcome!

 You are worthy breathing and existing as you are.

Progress is subjective.

So is happiness.

So is success. 

 I believe that anyone is capable of change, if change is what they truly desire.

The recipe for the version of self you can admire most begins here, now.

Let's take a regenerative approach to wellness, together. - R. R. Joseph 

As clients are participating in Telehealth virtual therapy online, it  is the responsibility of the client to ensure that the area which they  are occupying during sessions is quiet and electronically secure.  Sessions will be conducted through a HIPAA-compliant platform. Client  will be able to join each virtual session at the scheduled appointment  time with the following link:  https://sessions.psychologytoday.com/roshi

 Create and nurture the version of self you can admire most. • Envision and design your Quality World. • Process stressors/traumas and how they impact your  life. • Equip yourself with mental and emotional tools to  cope and live life on life’s terms. • Create simple, realistic, and attainable goals to  effect change in your day-to-day life. • Love yourself, find your inspiration, and know your  self-worth. • Develop your ability to change your perspective on  displeasing or undesired changes in your life— present and future. • Implement efficient time-management, stress-management, and money management techniques in your  life. • Improve the quality of interpersonal relationships. • Decrease levels of anxiety and depression. • Discover and express your sense of self and  individuality. • Focus on self-care. • Explore healthy hobbies/activities/outlets. • Attain a state of balance, peace, and happiness in  your life—the true essence of wellness. 

 Throughout therapy, some clients may have emotional responses and  reactions that are unfamiliar to them. This may be difficult to  experience. The emotional discomfort that may be caused by therapy is  usually temporary, ultimately diminishing in time when addressed in a safe and healthy manner. However, there is  no guarantee as to the outcome of therapy. Some people may experience  no improvement or even think things are getting worse, depending on their openness to and participation in their therapeutic process.

 R.R. Joseph is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state  of FL and a National Certified Counselor. Her Master's of  Science degree is in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a  specialization in Military Families and Culture. R.R. Joseph is currently  working toward her degree in Anthropology, concentrating in Health through Culture and  Food. She uses specialized trauma protocols working with survivors of  trauma: • RTM (Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories) • Tf-NLP (Trauma-Focused, Neurolinguistic Programming) • ti-CCYT (Trauma-Informed Certified Children’s Yoga Teacher)

License# MH16188 

All therapeutic services are provided online via telehealth sessions. In efforts to respect both the therapist’s time and the client’s  therapeutic time, payment for session is completed at the time of  booking at www.eowtherapy.com/schedule.

As this payment secures the client’s appointment slot, there will not be a refund of payment in the event of cancellation/tardiness for a  scheduled appointment.

If you have been receiving custom invoices based on contract (including insurance Co-Pay), please complete payment upon  receipt of the e-invoice to secure your appointment slot. If payment  is not completed within 24 hours of e-invoice being sent/prior to your scheduled appointment (whichever comes first), your appointment will be deleted.

PRIVATE PAY OPTIONS:

-Debit/Credit Card

-PayPal

-HSA Card

ACCEPTED INSURANCE/EAPs:

-VA CCN (Community Care Network)

-Optum Commercial

-AvMed Florida Exchange

-Florida Exchange

-Oscar Health Plan

-Oscar Small Group Plan

LIST LAST UPDATED: 11/11/21

Please be prepared to provide your Member ID, Full Name, and Date of Birth for Insurance Verification.

   In the event of an emergency, please dial 9-1-1 or go to your nearest  emergency room, immediately. As an outpatient level private practitioner, R.R. Joseph is neither on-call nor available 24-hours per day. She will return messages within 24 hours or the next business day. If you need  a higher level of care than what R.R. Joseph can offer as an outpatient private practitioner, a referral can be made to a more appropriate  provider. 

  Essence of Wellness Therapy, LLC is committed to protecting medical  information about you. No information is released without your knowledge and  written consent, except for those rare instances in which the therapist is required by law or by court to reveal particular  information. If an emergency situation occurs in which the client  demonstrates a high probability of harming himself/herself or others, the  therapist may be required to release information to ensure safety. R.R. Joseph is also a mandated reporter of suspected abuse or neglect of  minors, disabled, and elderly individuals, as described further below. This  notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed  by Essence of Wellness Therapy, LLC and how you can get access to this  information. Please review this notice carefully.  Understanding Your Protected Health Information (PHI). When you visit  Essence of Wellness Therapy, LLC, a record is made of your issues,  assessment, recommendations, treatment plan, and other mental health or  medical information. Your record is the physical property of Essence of  Wellness Therapy, LLC; the information which is within, belongs to you.  Being aware of what is in your record will help you to make more informed  decisions when authorizing disclosure to others. In using and disclosing your protected health information (PHI), it is the therapist’s objective to  follow the Privacy Standards of the Federal Health Insurance Portability and  Accountability Act (HIPAA) and requirements of Florida law.  Your mental health and/or medical records serve as: • A basis for creating your treatment plan and goals. • A legal document describing the counseling care you receive. • A tool with which the therapist and client can assess and continually  work to improve the care rendered and the outcomes achieved.  Essence of Wellness Therapy,LLC conducts all telehealth visits on “Sessions”  by PsychologyToday, a HIPAA-compliant therapeutic online platform. Please  note, certain therapeutic exercises may be suggested on NON-HIPAA-compliant  applications (WhatsAPP, MarcoPolo, etc), and will be completed only upon verbal agreement by all parties.  R.R. Joseph utilizes a HIPAA-compliant document service for the transmission of therapy-related documents.   Clients are encouraged to utilize this method of submission for purposes of transmitting protected health information.     

 Information discussed in counseling sessions will remain  confidential, with the exception of the below listed circumstances, or  any circumstances that are mandated by the laws/ethical guidelines of  the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy,  and Mental Health Counseling and the American Counseling Association.  Confidentiality may be broken in the following circumstances: • If you make a written request for the release of information. • If there is risk of serious or foreseeable harm to any person  (yourself or another person). • If you disclose life threatening, communicable disease, therapist may be  obligated to alert an at-risk third party. • If therapist has reason to suspect that a minor-aged, developmentally  disabled, or an elderly person is in danger of being abused or  neglected, therapist is legally obligated to report this. • If therapist is ordered to release confidential information by a court of  law. • If therapist needs to share information with another professional for  consultation, with a health care provider treating you in an  emergency, or with other mental health professionals to  coordinate your care. These professionals are also obligated to  maintain confidentiality. 

 R.R. Joseph will not enter into any personal (dual)  relationships with clients outside of the professional services  offered by Essence of Wellness Therapy, LLC or any of its subsidiary companies. This boundary continues  even after counseling is terminated. This is an ethical obligation  that benefits the client, by allowing R.R. Joseph to serve as a therapist  rather than a friend. Therapist will neither initiate contact with  clients in public places, nor communicate online through social media sites. This is in efforts to protect the aforementioned boundary and  client confidentiality. Occasionally, therapist may self-disclose  personal experiences in counseling sessions when it is beneficial to  the client. However, the focus of therapy is always the client’s  experiences.    

  As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, R.R. Joseph is obligated to  adhere to the ethical codes and laws relevant to mental health  counseling. As part of this ethical obligation, I am only able to  provide counseling services within my realm of competency. If I  determine that your therapeutic needs are outside of my realm of  expertise or scope of practice, or at your request, I can make  referrals to other mental health providers at different levels of  care.  Additionally, as all counseling has an ending point (termination of therapy), we will work together to find appropriate  aftercare services at the point of termination. Please review the  ethical codes and laws relevant to mental health counseling at:  http://www.counseling.org/ethics  

  There are no guarantees that counseling will help you to achieve your  goals. Therefore, R.R. Joseph cannot provide any guarantees.  If you have any problems with your therapeutic services or ethics, please speak with the therapist about it, as R.R. Joseph strives to provide quality services.  You may also contact or file a complaint with the Florida Board of Clinical  Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling  at http://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/help-center/how-can-ifile-a-complaint-against-a-licensee.  As the client, it is your right to ask questions about these disclosures and the therapeutic process at any time. It is also your right to  discontinue services at any time.