While the techniques have evolved over time, the format of\ntraditional counseling has not changed significantly from what early\npsychotherapists developed in the 19th century: you meet your therapist in an\noffice and talk through problems. The\nmost significant modification was the shift from lying on a couch facing away\nfrom the therapist to sitting facing forward and directly interacting with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As internet-based communication platforms developed,\ntherapists began seeing their clients online via video conferencing. Numerous studies have shown that with a solid\ninternet connection (eliminating freezing video and choppy audio), online\ncounseling (also known as distance counseling, tele-counseling, teletherapy,\nonline counseling, and remote counseling) is at least as effective, if not more\neffective, than meeting in-person in the therapist\u2019s office. And now, seeing clients online is growing in\npopularity due to improved broadband and cellular internet access and the pervasiveness\nof mobile devices with high quality cameras built in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though my training years ago was in traditional face-to-face\npsychotherapy, as a former business consultant I was drawn to utilizing technical\ninnovations in counseling and coaching techniques and formats, so it was a\nnatural fit to focus my private practice on delivering counseling almost\nexclusively online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why Choose Online Counseling?<\/strong> Online Counseling or Coaching is Especially Well-Suited For:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n What About Privacy and Online Security?<\/strong> Privacy During Your Session<\/strong> Online Security<\/strong> Secure, encrypted, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing platforms such as Zoom and VSee have made it possible to both increase the effectiveness and decrease the barriers to accessing professional help. \u00a0For anyone who has justified not getting the counseling or coaching assistance they need because they won\u2019t carve out the time or that it is inconvenient to drive to a therapist\u2019s office or they can\u2019t afford a babysitter, those excuses are a thing of the past.\u00a0 Life is too short not to be happy and to get the help you need!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While the techniques have evolved over time, the format of traditional counseling has not changed significantly from what early psychotherapists developed in the 19th century: you meet your therapist in an office and talk through problems. The most significant modification was the shift from lying on a couch facing away from the therapist to sitting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5997,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,25,1],"tags":[50,54,49,53,51,52],"yoast_head":"\n
There are a number of benefits to online counseling as compared to traditional counseling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Privacy and security should be of the utmost importance to any conscientious counselor, but you must keep in mind that only you can control your own personal space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With online counseling you must control the environment and physical privacy from which you conduct your sessions. \u00a0I recommend that people find a nice quiet room with good sound insulation and no distractions, but not everyone has easy access to this type of space and may prefer meeting face-to-face in a counselor\u2019s office. \u00a0Some of my clients see me from their office at work during a break or after working hours or even in a friend\u2019s home or private study room at the local library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is important to safeguard the content of a counseling session, whether in-person or over the internet. \u00a0Depending upon the location of a traditional therapist\u2019s office, clients may see each other walking in and out of the building, sitting in the public waiting room, and heard through the thin walls.\u00a0 For these reasons, with a secure video call platform, online counseling can be even more private than face-to-face sessions.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n