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Phone

I value communication and prefer talking in person or by phone rather than by email or text. Please call me at 770-913-0506 and leave a message, which I will keep confidential. I return most calls the same day they are received, but please allow 24 hours for a return call.

My clients are my first priority and I return their calls first. If you are a prospective client, I will strive to return your call the same day. I provide phone conferences between office visits only to clients with whom I have previously established a professional relationship in my office.

If you are not a client but you need immediate help, you can contact the Georgia Crisis and Access Line at 1-800-715-4225. If you are calling on behalf of someone who is suicidal or in emotional distress, you can contact the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-8255, the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-784-2433, or the National Crisis Text Line at 741-741.

Mail

If you are using U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, FedEx, or other carrier, please use the following land address:

Atlanta Counseling Center
Attn: Dr. William Doverspike
6111 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Building C - Suite 101
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-6049

Email

If you are a current or prospective client sending an email, please include your name and purpose of email in the subject line so that your email will not be classified as spam. Transmitting information to me via email does not establish a psychologist-client relationship. For protection of your privacy, I will return your message by phone if you include your phone number. Please be aware that I do not provide online counseling or other web-based services.

If you are a student or colleague sending an email, please list your university or institutional affiliation in the subject line of the email so that your email will not be classified as spam. For security purposes and to reduce phishing emails, my system deletes all emails that do not contain a recognizable subject line.

Do not write anything in an email that you would not write on a post card. Because emails are not secure or confidential, do not email any personal or confidential information. All emails are retained in the logs of internet service providers (ISP). Although it may be unlikely that someone will be looking at these logs, they are available to be read by the ISP system administrators and by various governmental agencies and security services.

Send email to Dr. Doverspike.com.

Social Media

Social media can compromise a client's confidentiality, reduce our respective privacy, and blur the boundaries of a professional. For these reasons, I do not communicate with prospective, current, or former clients or patients by electronic networks such as Facebook or LinkedIn. If you have questions about my privacy policy, we can discuss these during your appointment.

I do not accept friend or contact requests from prospective, current, or former students, clients, or patients via electronic social media (e.g., Facebook) or career networking sites (e.g., LinkedIn).

Online Reviews

Unlike business owners who may respond to social media reviews, psychologists do not respond to online reviews because our primary duty is to protect the anonymity and confidentiality of our current, former, and prospective clients and patients. This ethical standard means that psychologists cannot confirm or deny that any person is a current, former, or prospective client or patient. If you feel like you are not being served professionally, consider contacting your psychologist and discussing the matter directly in order to resolve your concerns. Psychologists are often referred to as doctors who listen.

I appreciate any opportunity to hear any concern that any of my clients may have so that I can do my best to serve them better.

Video Conferences

I do not offer video conferences to prospective, current, or former students, clients, or patients. I offer telephone conferences on a periodic basis between office visits only to clients with whom I have a clearly established relationship in my office.

Text Messages

Because text messaging is a very unsecure and impersonal mode of communication, I do not text message nor do I respond to text messages from prospective, current, or former students, clients, or patients.

Search Engines

I do not search prospective, current, or former students, clients, or patients using Bing, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Yelp, or other search engines or websites.

Ethics Consultations

Because I am a member of a state licensing board that regulates the professional practice of psychology, I do not provide clinical, ethical, legal, or risk-management consultations to individuals who will be or who have been licensed as psychologists in any state or province. My opinions are available in my published works, some of which are also linked to my practice website. If you are seeking a consultation, there are several options:

(1) Consider consulting a qualified, experienced, professional who holds a state license and board certification in the same jurisdiction and profession in which you practice. Consult with colleagues who can provide different perspectives, rather than seeking confirmation of your own opinion from someone who will simply agree with you. Members of an Ongoing Peer Consultation Group, as defined by Georgia Comprehensive Rules and Regulations, Rule 510-8-.02 ([3][b]), may also be an option.

(2) Consider contacting the ethics committee of your state professional association. If you are a psychologist, you can contact the Ethics Committee of the Georgia Psychological Association (404-634-6272). If you are a counselor, you can contact the Ethics Committee of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (770-449-4547).

(3) Consider contacting the ethics committee or your national professional association. If you are a psychologist, you can contact the Ethics Office of the American Psychological Association (202-336-5930). If you are a counselor, you can contact the Ethics Department of the American Counseling Association (800-347-664-7202).

(4) Consider contacting the risk management department of your professional liability insurance company. If you are a psychologist, you can contact the Trust Advocate (800-477-1200), which is affiliated with Trust Risk Management Services (TRIMS), which was originally known as the American Psychological Association Insurance Trust (APAIT). If you are a counselor, you can contact the Healthcare Providers Service Organization (800-982-9491). If you are any type of licensed mental health professional or pastoral counselor, you can contact the American Professional Agency (800-897-0033).

(5) If for any reason you are under supervision by a licensed professional, then you can contact your supervisor because your supervisor is the person who bears the ethical and legal liability for the professional services that you are providing.

License Search

If you are seeking verification of a mental health professional in Georgia, please contact Georgia Professional Licensing.

Referrals to Other Psychologists

If you are looking for a psychologist in Georgia, please contact the Georgia Psychological Association.

If you are looking for a psychologist in another state, please contact the National Directory of Psychologists.

If you are looking for a psychologist in another state, please contact the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

Interjurisdictional Practice

Interjurisdictional practice of remote telehealth and in person practice is governed by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), and the individual state and provincial psychology boards in which a psychologists holds and active and clear license.

If you are seeking the services of a psychologist who practices in another state or province, obtain external verification that the psychologist is either licensed in that jurisdiction or has the legal authority to engage in interjurisdictional practice. To obtain verification that a psychologist holds a Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) certificate for Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) or Temporary Authority to Practice (TAP) in person in another jurisdiction, please contact the Directory for Verification of PSYPACT Authorizations.

For licensed psychologists who wish to obtain information about prerequisite credentials for PSYPACT certificates, the ASBBP Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (IPC) is required for the PSYPACT Temporary Authority to Practice (TAP) and the ASBBP E.Passport is required for the PSYPACT Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT). For additional information about applying for these credentials, please contact the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.













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