Dr. Keely Kolmes

At a couple of recent trainings, and in consultations with other mental health professionals, the question has come up about whether is is okay to check in on sites like Foursquare, Loopt, brightkite, and Gowalla when one is involved in the provision of clinical services. I have met with a few clinicians in training who [...]

Wake up and smell the smoke
Last Wednesday, I logged into Gmail to discover that I had a new little Buzz icon. When I clicked on it, I discovered what everyone was tweeting about: I was auto-following a number of people. Some I knew and some I didn’t really know at all. We just happened to [...]

Yesterday, I posted a draft of my Social Media Policy for Psychotherapy on this blog. I also included a link on Twitter. I made it clear that this was a work in progress and asked folks to feel free to comment or suggest additions. Of all the public and private feedback I received, the section [...]

Clinical, Ethical, and Technical Issues Related to Social Networking and Psychotherapy with LGBT Communities
I am offering a 3 hour CEU training in partnership with Gaylesta. This training is free for current Gaylesta members. It’s $10 per CEU for non Gaylesta members.
Please note: CEU’s are available only to MFT’s and LCSW’s at this time, but [...]

CrossCurrents: The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health, has released their Winter 2009/10 issue which is centered on “The Digital Couch.” This issue focuses on the Internet and mental health. I was interviewed for “MySpace is your space: Internet blurs professional boundaries,” and they have published my recommendations to clinicians who wish to avoid boundary [...]