Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP Working to professional standards is just as vital in online as it is in face-to-face therapy. To do this, we must work within our competence, but one of the challenges of online therapy is that you do not get as full a Read More
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Contracting for Online Therapy
Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP Just as contracting is a vital stage of face-to-face therapy, so you must be equally thorough about agreeing the counselling contract with clients who wish to work online. Why Contracting Matters Contracts are essential so that clients: can make an informed decision Read More
The Disinhibition Effect in Online Therapy
Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP The disinhibition effect is a psychological factor that can manifest itself in a remote therapeutic relationship. Understanding what this is and how to work with it is a vital part of being competent to work ethically online. The term ‘disinhibition’ refers to Read More
Online Therapy Competencies
Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP Traditionally, as face-to-face therapists, we serve our local community within a certain radius of our practice. Running a successful practice means we hire a counselling room or set aside part of our home in which to see clients, and we rely on Read More
What is Online Counselling and Psychotherapy?
Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP Online therapy – sometimes known as ‘e-therapy’ or ‘technology-assisted counselling’ – is a way for people to engage in counselling and psychotherapy using internet-based methods such as email, online chat or webcam video (e.g. Zoom). The term ‘online therapy’ also often covers Read More