“What a difference a face makes…The comparative experiences of face-to-face versus web-chat therapy for young adults, and its impact on the therapeutic alliance.” Are you aged between 18 and 25? Are you interested in young people’s mental health?Have you had both face-to-face therapy AND web-chat therapy for at least 1 month each?* If you answered… [Read More]
Coach training- changes are afloat
As you may be aware, Online Therapy Institute has offered coach training for at least a decade. DeeAnna and Kate have both served as faculty at The Institute for Life Coach Training where many short courses are still taught, including a 5 hour course, Introduction to Online Coaching. Our short courses offered through ILCT fulfill… [Read More]
Teletherapy: We’ve been doing this for a while, how can we improve?
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]
