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When you participate in Online counseling you are traveling to a counselor's office,
not by car, but by the internet. We hope that you also see some of the advantages
that we see.
Counseling is now available for those who cannot leave their homes!
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More elderly, infirmed and physically handicapped to receive counseling.
Disinhibition
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You may feel freer to be yourself online
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You may feel more comfortable receiving therapy in the privacy of your home
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quicker results you may feel more comfortable writing about your problems than talking
about them
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Immediacy you may write about what is bothering you sooner than if you were talking
- this can bring faster resolutions to problems
Depth
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Think through and gain new understanding of your problems as you write
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Get in touch with what is really going on with your feelings - this by itself can
be therapeutic
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Learn more by reading your emails and chat transcripts later
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Watch your video sessions over and over
Flexibility
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Choose from a wider variety of therapists than are found in your area.
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Email your therapist when you want, at your speed.
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Your therapist can be accessible more often.
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Cut down on voice-mail messages and phone-tag.
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Use online support groups to talk with others who are going through similar times.
References
Munro, K. http://www.kalimunro.com/online_counseling4.html
Fenichel, M., Ph.D. Online Psychotherapy: Technical Difficulties, Formulations and
Processes
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