Members of the Teletherapist Network can join me on Zoom Jan 22, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time and listen to my thoughts on the topic. Not a member? Join free for two weeks! This offer is exclusive to patrons of Online Therapy Institute in partnership with The Teletherapist Network. The Teletherapist Network is an international… [Read More]
Chronic Pain and Mental Health Online Forum
Tuesday, December 8th I will be participating in a panel discussion about chronic pain and mental health. I am participating as a mental health professional and as someone who has chronic pain. And what does that have to do with Online Therapy Institute? I acquired a disability (sarcoidosis) over 20 years ago and for the… [Read More]
OTI CCT training and ACTO Membership (update)
The Online Therapy Institute takes its role as an approved provider of training in online therapy by ACTO very seriously. ACTO have recently changed their membership structure to reflect the growing field of technology in therapy, particularly during times of pandemic. We are aware that this move by ACTO caused anxiety amongst the graduates of… [Read More]
OTI welcomes new tutor, Kate Dunn
The Online Therapy Institute is pleased to introduce you to our newest faculty member Kate Dunn, a well-known name in the field and graduate of Kate’s original training company before launching OTI. Kate is a psychotherapeutic counsellor, supervisor and consultant currently working in private practice, both online and face-to-face. She first trained in online therapy… [Read More]
Bringing to Light the Ethics of Online Coaching During a Pandemic
What follows is an excerpt of an article entitled, The Ethical Framework for Technology-delivered Coaching: A Summary by Kate Anthony, DeeAnna Merz Nagel & Stephen Goss Coaching as a Profession Coaching as a profession continues to gain popularity and counsellors are in a unique position to harness coaching skills for utilisation in their counselling practices…. [Read More]
New ACTO memberships and OTI – what’s happening?
ACTO Competences within OTI CCT training The Online Therapy Institute takes its role as an approved provider of training in online therapy by ACTO very seriously. ACTO have recently changed their membership structure to reflect the growing field of technology in therapy, particularly during times of pandemic. We are aware that this move by ACTO… [Read More]
The Use Of Avatars In Psychotherapy
Avatar Therapy is not new. The term has been discussed theoretically for nearly twenty years. Now that virtual worlds have reached the mainstream and with the advent of gaming, many people understand the provocative power that exists with an avatar identity. People now live part of their lives virtually. Innovative uses of time both online and… [Read More]
On becoming a clinical supervisor: Logging necessary proof of experience
What is the importance of a clinical supervision log? It’s complicated. So let’s see if we can unpack this a bit. The interested audience here is generally UK and US though others may be taking supervision training through Online Therapy Institute as well. For the purposes of this post, I am focusing on two organizations:… [Read More]
