Online Counseling For Todays Problems
Online counseling may be the choice for you.
My husband and I have been offering
net consultations since 1998, but this year will give birth to this need
nationally, in the public's eye. The numbers are climbing steadily, showing that you are looking specifically for this service.
The majority of online clients seeking counseling through the internet have
never been to therapy before. People like you are reaching out for help
on depression, anxiety, marital and parenting concerns. It's fast,
convenient and 98% of people surveyed said they enjoyed and learned from the
online counseling experience.
EMAIL CONSULTATION
This is the most popular, probably due to the simplicity. All you have to do here is send
and receive email. Other benefits of email consultation include time to be thoughtful about questions. This benefit also applies to me as well. I often find myself in my study pulling
reference books for a thorough and helpful response.
(2) CHAT
Many of you now use instant messaging, through Microsoft Messenger, I.R.C., I.C.Q.,
Yahoo Messenger and a variety of other programs, to communicate live to friends and family. This live chat can also be used to receive my help. Once you
have the software loaded on your computer and have signed up for a free account, you are ready for
to receive care. I use I.C.Q., which you may download at www.icq.com, Once you've signed up and downloaded their program your are assigned a unique number. All I need is your unique
number, I put out a call to you across the
internet, and as long as you have the I.C.Q. program running, you are alerted and we can
begin the chat. A box pops up on your screen including a section for the text you type
and a section for the text I type. If there is one downfall to scheduling live chat.
It's a very simple misunderstanding. We do not all live in the same time zone.
Scheduling has to take into consideration the variance in time, depending on where we
each live. I live in Indianapolis, Indianan - USA a Central Time Zone area.
(3) GROUP CHAT
Group chat occurs by signing into a website chat room. I would host the chat as
psychotherapist and clients would sign up prior to the beginning of the chat and then sign in at the designated time. A benefit is the cost tends to be lower than one on one chat.
A potential negative occurs when the group size gets too big. A good group leader will
not allow the group to be over 10 people.
(4) VIDEO CONFERENCING
The least used service, video conferencing, requires a fast connection
to the internet by client and psychotherapist, otherwise the quality of the conference is very disruptive compared to the benefits. The majority of internet users continue to connect to the internet by modem. Video conferencing may become more popular as high bandwidth connections become mainstream... BUT here's an interesting research
survey. In a study measuring disclosure of information between chat and live
video, people without the visual connection shared 80% more information.
If I have not addressed a specific question you have please take a moment and email your question directly to me at
Dave@Overcoming-Depression.com.
I look forward to lending a helping professional hand.
