About Us / Faculty

The TeleMental Health Institute, Inc. is the leading online telemental health training institute, devoted exclusively to addressing the emerging opportunities and challenges of telepsychiatry, telepsychology, online counseling, online therapy and coaching. Whether your interest is in legal, ethical, practical or technical issues, psycho-educational material development and marketing, professional website development or smartphone "apps" for working with colleagues or patients, we offer convenient, 24/7 access to courses for continuing education credit.

Course Instructors

Joe Bavonese, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, and Director of the Relationship Institute with three offices in southeastern Michigan. Joe is also the Co-Director of Uncommon Practices, which helps private practitioners create their ideal practice through consultation, webinars and live workshops.

Pamela Forducey, Ph.D., ABPP, licensed psychologist, Integris Health, Oklahoma.

Bonnie Rich Humiston, BSN, MS is a psychiatric nurse with a counseling degree and postmaster's training in mental health nursing.

Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. is the Founder of the Center for Online Therapy, and the originator of the Online Clinical Practice Model (OCPM) for ethical telemental health and online counseling. She is  a licensed psychologist and has been a psychotherapist since 1982.

Joseph P. McMenamin, MD JD is a physician-turned-lawyer who assists telehealth practitioners to recognize and diminish legal risks.

Myron Pulier, M.D. has been a Board Certified psychiatrist since the early 1970s.

Manny Tau, Psy.D. is a clinical & forensic psychologist, threat assessment and digital malice specialist.

*Maheu, M. M., Pulier, M. L., Wilhelm, F. H., McMenamin, J., & Brown-Connolly, N. (2005). The mental health professional and the new technologies: A handbook for practice today. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Available in our Amazon bookstore: under "Online Counseling Books" or from the publisher.

Our Facility

As a training facility, we are sponsored by Alliant University, which holds approvals from these organizations to offer CE courses that apply  toward state licensure for these professionals in the United States:

  • America Psychological Association (Psychologists)

  • California Board of Behavioral Sciences (MFTs and LCSWs, Provider #PCE24)

  • California Board of Registered Nurses (CEP 11235)

  • National Board For Certified Counselors (Provider # 4469)

If you need to have another organization approve your units, please inform us and we will look into it for you.