{"id":34849,"date":"2020-05-07T18:13:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=34849"},"modified":"2020-05-08T11:01:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T15:01:45","slug":"ecs-psychological-services-supervisor-says-plan-in-place-to-talk-remotely-with-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2020\/05\/ecs-psychological-services-supervisor-says-plan-in-place-to-talk-remotely-with-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"ECS Psychological Services Supervisor Says Plan In Place To Talk Remotely With Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34850\" style=\"width: 1518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/ecs-psych-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1518\" height=\"1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/ecs-psych-hc.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/ecs-psych-hc-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/ecs-psych-hc-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/ecs-psych-hc-768x550.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ECS Psychological Services has this office on Church Street in Saratoga Springs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Jill NAgy<br \/>\nECS Psychological Services already had a platform to connect with patients remotely before the COVID-19 restrictions, according to clinical supervisor Dana Jacobs. Clinicians communicated remotely with patients in cases of illness or inclement weather.<br \/>\nNow, all their work is remote.<br \/>\nWhile many businesses are losing clients and customers because of the health emergency, ECS is actually taking on new clients, she said.<br \/>\n\u201cOf course, our preference is to see patients personally, face to face,\u201d said Jacobs. \u201cBut we are doing a very good job and so are our patients. People are very resilient.\u201d <!--more--><br \/>\nRemote access requires a computer and a telephone, but no special equipment.<br \/>\nFinancially, ESC is doing well during the pandemic. No employees have been laid off. The therapeutic farm, on the other hand, has closed down. In addition, Therapeutic Horses had to cancel a fundraiser planned for early May.<br \/>\nThe clinic has been offering free public information sessions hosted by their clinicians and streamed on FaceBook and Instagram to help people during the pandemic.<br \/>\nTopics have included maintaining positivity and coping with changing situations. They are listed on the ECS website, ECSPsychologicalServices.com, as well as their FaceBook and Instagram sites.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are playing it by ear\u201d as to how often those sessions will appear, depending on need. In addition, they offer 15-minute interactive information sessions on FaceBook, also free and available to the public.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re trying to keep up with the times,\u201d Jacobs said.<br \/>\nECS was founded more than 10 years ago by psychologist Eric Christopher-Sisk. The practice maintains its original office at 210 Church St., Saratoga Springs, across from Saratoga Hospital. In addition, ECS maintains clinics at 144 Main St. in South Glens Falls and in Mechanicville.<br \/>\nSeventeen therapists provide services, employing a variety of treatment modalities. They work with individuals and groups, children and families. Some traveled to different locations, pre-pandemic.<br \/>\nAmong the conditions they tear are anger, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and insomnia-sleep issues.<br \/>\nThe practice, a private clinic, accepts most major insurance and, for now, there are no co-pays required.<br \/>\nAbout five years ago, they added a \u201ctherapeutic farm,\u201d also in Saratoga, where they provide animal-related services: therapy dogs, petting goats and a home for Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga, an organization that rescues and retrains retired race horses for use in therapy.<br \/>\nIt is a \u201cbeautiful property,\u201d Jacobs said. 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