Online therapy and coaching is becoming quite popular so it is not surprising that more and more people will be seeking out services from coaches, therapists and other helpers online. We have all heard the phrase, Buyer Beware and this could not be more true when we talk about accessing services from a helping professional on… [Read More]
Utilizing Linkedin as a Career Counselor
I recently facilitated a Distance Credentialed Counselor training that was Career Counselor focused and many of the participants in the training stated that Linkedin has become an essential part of their work as a career counselor, often endorsing, recommending and linking with their career counseling students/clients. I pointed out the ethics regarding possible breach of… [Read More]
Technology tells me the stigma about mental health still exists…
After over a dozen years using technology as a tool to assist the counseling process, I am finally seeing the signs that e-therapy (also referred to as online therapy, distance counseling, telemental health, telepsychology and a host of other terms) may become part of mainstream mental health and wellness delivery! Could it be? I see… [Read More]
Therapy’s Digital Future
I recently had the privilege of presenting at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium and what a great experience I had! My presentation was on Sunday and I arrived on Friday so I had a couple of days to meet and greet! I saw old friends and made new. I was thrilled to see Melanie LaDue… [Read More]
The Heart of Online Therapy Training
Part rant Mostly celebration Rant. I am a member of a dozen or so Linkedin Groups and I am following many online practitioners on Twitter. I read blog posts and news articles and receive countless newsletters, conference announcements and questions in my inbox- all related to online therapy. That is to be expected since “online… [Read More]
BACP Coaching Division Networking Event NOT Scuppered by the Weather!
This weekend, in a moment of near perfect irony, I travelled from Scotland (far north of the UK) to Brighton (far south of the UK) – a journey of well over 1000 miles – to give an online webinar. I had been invited by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy’s Coaching Division to present… [Read More]
Workpace Counselling: A Look to the Future
Kate Anthony was interviewed recently for the Counselling at Work Journal. Counselling at Work (CaW) is the quarterly journal of the BACP Workplace division. The journal speaks to workplace counselling as well as Employee Assistance settings. The article entitled Into the Future explores what the workplace will look like in years to come and what the… [Read More]
“Call of Duty” and the Newtown Shooting: Anatomy of Circumstantial Evidence
The front pages of the internet now state that Adam Lanza, the gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary, had Asperger Syndrome and was a gamer, not an unlikely or necessarily bad combination, unless the video games were of a violent nature. The most recent speculation suggests the gunman was heavily involved in violent gaming, particularly the… [Read More]
