# phone or online couseling?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-or-online-couseling/581795>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 13, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-or-online-couseling/581795 "2011-05-13T17:05:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sanTho27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@sanTho27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sanTho27)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-or-online-couseling/581795/1 "2011-05-13T17:05:32Z")

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Hey everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew if counseling either via phone or online is a good alternative if you can’t get to an office, and if any are covered by insurance (I have Kaiser Permanente).

Thanks if anyone knows!!

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-or-online-couseling/581795/2 "2011-05-13T17:19:57Z")

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If you’re in the US start with your county health dept in the state you live in.

I have had counseling in the past and I must admit, I always got better (and cheaper) results from these state run agencies.

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**Author:** ![sanTho27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@sanTho27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sanTho27)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-or-online-couseling/581795/3 "2011-05-13T20:01:42Z")

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Thanks Markxxx, I’m in California. I just called the SF County services and they hung up when they found out I had insurance ☹