Some of you who are thinking about delivering therapy online are wondering what might be the best way to get started. Some practitioners opt to deliver services straight from their own websites tapping into platforms such as Skype and Hushmail. Skype offers encrypted voice, web and chat services. Hushmail offers encrypted email and chat. Skype… [Read More]
Ethical Implications for Therapists Online
These two posts were originally published on the American Counseling Association’s former member blog site, my.counseling.org in 2009, retrieved from the Wayback Machine, 2026. Is it okay to “Google” your client? So, let’s talk about this. I read an article recently: Internet Social Media Present New Quandaries for Psychiatrists published May 15th in the Psychiatric… [Read More]
Is Face-to-Face Therapy Technically More Virtual Than Online Therapy?
Here in the UK, I read The Guardian on a daily basis, and Thursday is my favourite day because it has the Technology section. Victor Keegan asks today whether the virtual boom is the current industrial revolution with regard to virtual gifts – such as roses, birthday cakes, and teddy bears sent via FaceBook and… [Read More]
Online Therapy Teleseminar as part of the Practice Building Virtual Conference in October!
The International Therapist Leadership Institute founded by Casey Truffo is presenting a Practice Building Virtual Conference October 13-17th, 2009. The speaker line-up is great with the likes of Bill O’Hanlon and Ofer Zur to name but two. My presentation will be on October 15th at 3PM PST. I will be speaking on the topic of… [Read More]
Proposed Health Care Bill Includes Telehealth Advisory Committee
The proposed U.S. health care bill would enact a Telehealth Advisory Committee. While I am not writing to debate the current merits of the health care bill in general, I find this particular component potentially valuable in promoting online therapy. The committee would consist of physicians and non-physician health care professionals so we need someone… [Read More]
Avatar Therapy Musings
Avatar Therapy is not new. The term has been discussed theoretically for nearly ten years. But 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, sometimes existing in a mixed… [Read More]
How Professionals Can Promote Online Therapy
Yesterday I completed facilitation of a two-day Distance Credentialed Counselor training in Springfield, IL. Every time I do a training I meet great people and I learn. In this training there was much concern expressed about therapists being able to cross state lines; how to know what each state’s law says, and whether there is… [Read More]
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – potential for online services!
CALM, the charity created in response to the high suicide rate amongst young men, has entered a new era with the arrival of a Service Manager and two new Fundraisers. The charity has unveiled plans to launch an innovative new text and online messaging service, expansion of their regional network of CALMzones, as well as… [Read More]
