Services for Pilots and Controllers
Pilots and Controllers deserve to have access to mental health services! Sure, you are cool and collected in the cockpit or tower, but you are not there every moment of your life. You have families, relationships, bills, taxes, and everything else that takes a toll on our mental health. VFR Wellness is here to help you navigate your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to improve whatever is going on in life. Our goal is to break down the barriers that have held you back from support before now: location, time, privacy, and not knowing how it will impact your medical.
VFR Wellness is Designed for you
Time:
Schedules can be unpredictable. You might not know your schedule until a few weeks before the next month. Maybe you often find yourself working at odd times (e.g., red eyes).
You can use our online scheduling once you know your schedule. Call me if you don’t find a day and time that works for you. Hours can be flexible to make sure you get the support you need.
Location:
It can be hard to work with someone consistently when you find yourself constantly in a new location.
VFR Wellness offers virtual services. No need to come in (unless you want to). Meet we your provider wherever you have privacy and an internet connection. Most providers are limited to one or only a few states of licensure. VFR Wellness can provide services in 43 states and D.C.
***If therapy is a condition for medical certification, we will want to ensure that the majority of your appointments are in-person to meet FAA expectations.***
Privacy:
Some people will start a sentence “guess what my therapist said…” If that isn’t you, you have no need to worry. If you want your life to stay private, you have come to the right place.
Confidentiality is one of my highest priorities! I follow all applicable privacy laws, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as well as professional ethical standards. Within the limits of the law, I will do everything possible to ensure that what you share in therapy—and even the fact that you meet with me—remains private.
Medical Certificate:
You don’t want working with a therapist to impact your medical. This fear is shared by many in the aviation world, and it is a legitimate concern. It makes it difficult to look for help to improve your wellbeing if that help would also preclude you from doing what you love and also what pays the bills (two very important things when it comes to wellbeing).
VFR Wellness was created to answer this issue. Preventive counseling targets general life concerns and not a psychiatric condition. It is designed to skip right to providing you with the therapeutic support to improve your wellbeing before symptoms start impacting your daily functioning (like work). If you are seeking more traditional therapy, I will walk you through each step to let you know how each step may impact or may not impact your medical. You can receive support!