Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy just published an article I wrote entitled Filling the Void in the Virtual Consultation Room. I describe in a rather existential and experiential way, my experience of conducting psychotherapy via chat. With no visual or auditory cues, the experience of psychotherapy online is different. Not less valid, but… [Read More]
Online Support Forums and World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day which has prompted me to write about support forums online. The internet has changed the way some of us approach living with a new diagnosis. Now with the internet we have instant access to information that used to require library access. And the internet goes beyond just allowing access to… [Read More]
Social Networks for Mental Health Therapists
With the proliferation of social networks and most recently, the budding of new niche social networks geared toward specific groups, therapists are finding many places to connect and discuss! The Online Therapy Institute features discussion groups at Linkedin, Links for Shrinks and Facebook. We encourage open discussion of all issues related to technology and mental… [Read More]
Email Therapy Exchange: How Long is Too Long?
I am wondering if any of you have a sense of how long an email response should be? If a client emails a long and heartfelt story outlining questions and concerns, how does a therapist determine how long the response should be? Should the therapist match the length of the client’s email in his or… [Read More]
Treating an Internet Addiction via the Internet
While the debate rages on about whether or not internet addiction really exists or is an actual diagnosis, some people use the internet to the point that real world relationships become difficult to establish or maintain, tasks of daily living are effected and work is compromised. More and more people are seeking psychotherapy and support… [Read More]
Using social networking for pre-university networking
Read the full article at http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/30/students.facebook Anthony Cugliari shouts to Aradhna Jaswar above the raging dance beat at Birmingham University’s freshers’ fair. “Hey, we’re Facebook friends. It’s Aradhna, right?” “Yeah. Hi,” she says, eagerly extending the hand that’s not clutching her new posters and freebies. Cugliari, 33, from Canada, and Jaswar, 18, from Wolverhampton, arrived… [Read More]
Second Annual Summit on Behavioral Telehealth 2008
Earlier this week I attended the Second Annual Summit on Behavioral Telehealth at Harvard Medical School’s Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. I had the privilege of attending last year and again this year. My role at the conference was as an ISMHO (International Society for Mental Health Online) exhibit booth representative. The Summit offers workshops on… [Read More]
