The research about telehealth effectivness and tips for a great clinician/client experience

Interview-style, with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT

  • Course Description

    Many providers are rapidly transitioning to video-based therapy, and have questions about its overall efficacy. Many providers are struggling with how to confidently manage the challenges with telehealth and how to help clients thrive using this new format. In this dynamic interview, listeners will learn the research that supports the use of teletherapy, and how to build therapist and client confidence in using telehealth.

  • Learning Objectives

    Upon completing this course, participants will be able to: Describe the research that supports the effectiveness of telehealth; List three or more benefits and limitations of telehealth; Recite two or more logistical issues with telehealth and remedies to overcome them


    Target Audience and Instructional Level
    This course is intended for psychologists, therapists, social workers, clinical counselors, and addiction counselors. Instructional level: Introductory

  • How To Take This Course

    In order to receive a certificate of completion reflecting the associated CE credit hour, you must:
    #1: Have an active paid Clearly Clinical membership
    #2: Listen to the corresponding course podcast
    #3: Achieve a passing grade on the post-presentation test (the test has up to ten questions and you must earn a score of at least 80%; you are able to re-test)
    #4: Complete the requested course evaluation.

    Course elements (including the course audio, post-test, and requested course evaluation) can be completed on a computer or mobile device via your Clearly Clinical account.

  • Course Format

    This high-quality and interesting course contains a one-hour, non-interactive audio podcast presentation which is available for free via all major public podcast providers. You can also listen to and download the file via our course player.

  • Commercial Support

    There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for this CE program, sponsor, or instructor. Regarding content: Kate and Katie run a business called The Private Practice Startup and mention this as a resource.

  • Certificate Access Details

    Once you've completed the course and hit the 'Generate Certificate' button, a new window will open up with your certificate; it will also be emailed to you. Access to completion certificate will expire 365 days after issuance. Click on the FAQ link at the bottom of this page for more information about how to receive a copy of a course completion certificate if course access has expired. Course certificates will be on file for ten (10) years from date of course completion.

  • Accommodations

    If you have special needs or need an accommodation, please email us at info@clearlyclinical.com and we will do our best to assist you.

Expert Interviewees and Interviewer

Dr. Kate Campbell, LMFT

Private Practice and Telehealth Expert

Dr. Kate Campbell is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Florida, and has a specialization in private practice building. She is co-owner of The Private Practice Startup with Katie Lemieux, LMFT, and trains clinicians across the country in business management and law & ethics. They’re two therapists with entrepreneurial spirits who are crazy about business, branding and marketing. They live, work and play in South Florida. They love helping private practitioners work with the clients they love, profit more in business, and create the freedom to truly enjoy a lifestyle business.

Katie Lemieux, LMFT

Private Practice and Telehealth Expert

Katie Lemieux is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Florida, and has a specialization in private practice building. She is co-owner of The Private Practice Startup with Kate Campbell, PhD, LMFT, and trains clinicians across the country in business management and law & ethics. They’re two therapists with entrepreneurial spirits who are crazy about business, branding and marketing. They live, work and play in South Florida. They love helping private practitioners work with the clients they love, profit more in business, and create the freedom to truly enjoy a lifestyle business.

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias, MS, LMFT

Interviewer & Clearly Clinical Founder

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias (she/her) is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the Founder and President of Clearly Clinical. She has specializations in Clinical Documentation, Best Practice, and Utilization Review, and works closely with clinical teams across the US as a trainer and national conference presenter; Beth was formerly an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in the Graduate Psychology and Education department. Licensed in California and Oregon, she provides therapy via her private practice to young adult and adult clients, members of the LGBTQ population, and those with addictive disorders. She has two young children, a super cool spouse who helps out with Clearly Clinical's tech, and a rescue dog.

See why we're the country's premier CE provider

  • CONVENIENT: All courses are 1-hour podcast episodes, available on all public podcast platforms

  • AFFORDABLE: We offer quality CE courses through a reasonably-priced membership

  • SOCIALLY-RESPONSIBLE: We donate to The Trevor Project for LGBTQIA+ youth suicide prevention

  • WOMEN-OWNED: We are founded and run by Elizabeth Irias, LMFT

  • DIVERSE: We highlight expert presenters from historically-marginalized communities


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