Telehealth in Louisiana

Specialized Care, Wherever You Are

It can be harder for Louisiana residents to find a therapist trained in evidence-based OCD and anxiety treatment than for folks in other states. Telehealth helps to close that gap. Sessions are conducted via a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform and are available to anyone in Louisiana, whether you're in the Baton Rouge metro, New Orleans, the North Shore, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria, or a rural area hours from the nearest specialist.

The evidence for telehealth delivery is strong. A 2022 study of the largest reported treated OCD cohort to date found that video-delivered ERP produced large effect sizes comparable to in-person treatment, with meaningful improvements in both obsessive-compulsive and comorbid symptoms, and gains in quality of life — in less total therapist time than traditional weekly outpatient care. 1

Telehealth isn't a workaround. For OCD treatment in particular, it offers a practical advantage. Sessions can be conducted in the real environments where symptoms occur, which makes exposure work more direct and relevant than what's possible in an office.

  1. Feusner, J. D., Farrell, N. R., Kreyling, J., McGrath, P. B., Rhode, A., Faneuff, T., … Smith, S. M. (2022). Online video teletherapy treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder using exposure and response prevention: Clinical outcomes from a retrospective longitudinal observational study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(5), e36431. https://doi.org/10.2196/36431