Online Counselling and Therapy

Online counselling

Online counselling is a relatively new way for people to find help. It has been shown to be very effective for many people, and has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages:

• Easy to schedule- appointments are more flexible
• Fits in with your other commitments
• No need to travel
• Less worrying if you are anxious about face-to-face meeting with a counsellor
• Fewer overheads for the counsellor, so slightly cheaper.

Disadvantages:

• No physical presence in the room with you- it may seem strange if you can’t see your counsellor’s face.
• Limitation of confidentiality- No email, text, telephone or video
• Exchange can be guaranteed to be secure

Keeping your information safe

I use encrypted email, so that every email I send to you is secure. If you wish your emails to me to be secure, then you can set up a free account with www.hushmail.com

I use secure chat rooms for text exchanges, and secure video conferencing.

I delete all notes, emails and texts when our work is ended..

How online therapy works

Text-based therapy- text chat and email- works best for people who are comfortable expressing themselves with written words. Video conferencing and telephone counselling suit those who like to hear a voice or see a person.