The Telebehavioral Health Institute (TBHI) is dedicated to offering telemental health and telebehavioral health education, training, consulting and staffing services to the professional health community. TBHI has developed step-by-step guidance for planning, launching and growing telemental and telebehavioral health clinical services. From September 2009 to January 1, 2017, the company was known as the "TeleMental Health Institute." It thereafter was renamed to the "Telebehavioral Health Institute" (TBHI) to accommodate the US Health and Human Services changes in nomenclature.

With TBHI's 100% online professional training program, professionals with access to the Internet from anywhere in the world can have immediate and 24/7 access to the following training materials:

• Individual Courses — timely and topic-focused 1-hour discussions to keep you up-to-date and fully informed of legal, ethical and regulatory updates, industry developments and other cutting-edge topics. They are accessible by computer or smart device, both in a LIVE format and afterward, in recorded form through our On-Demand Library. All webinars include a CE that is recognized by most state and provincial licensing boards.
• Certification Programs — Two programs are available: 15-hours and 36-hours, depending on your need for more specialized instruction. After completing this coursework, graduates will be eligible to apply for the Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I Micro Certification and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level II Micro Certification
• Telemental Health Consulting / Telebehavioral Health Consulting - In addition to providing training to professionals, TBHI consults with agencies wishing to start their own telebehavioral health programs; credential providers and provide other support services. TBHI’s team of experienced consultants can help with strategic planning, reimbursement, technology choices, legal and ethical risk management and staff development/placement. TBHI also consults with start-up technology companies seeking to develop new verticals in the behavioral health space.
• Non-Profit Sister Organization: Telehealth Institute (TI) - The Telehealth Institute is a California-based non-profit, 501(3)(c) Institute designed to research and develop evidence-based training materials and resources and offer free webinars to the behavioral professional community. As a community service, TI also provides a weekly newsletter and free webinars to a worldwide professional community and donates a portion of its proceeds to grow pro-bono programs. Together, TBHI and TI are dedicated to providing guidance, resources and other support for planning, launching and thriving with telemental health, telebehavioral health, telepsychiatry, telepsychology, distance counseling, online therapy, behavioral telehealth, and mhealth.
  • Mailing Address:
    TBHI/TI
    5173 Waring Road, #124
    San Diego, CA 92120