UPDATE: August 5, 2013 with thanks to Roy Huggins, MS NCC for a fab update! iPhones, iPads and HIPAA-Compliant Practice: Locking Down Your Apple Device ______________________________________________________________ We have received many inquiries about whether or not FaceTime is suitable for online therapy, and of course in the U.S. the question about HIPAA always comes up. We are posting… [Read More]
The Doctor Will Skype You Now
Mental-health counseling is now conveniently just a click away. But is Web therapy really as beneficial as spending time on a therapist’s couch? By Tori Rodriguez Mental-health counseling is now conveniently just a click away. But is Web therapy really as beneficial as spending time on a therapist’s couch? Tori Rodriguez, a psychotherapist and writer from the… [Read More]
Internet Addiction. Really??
This essay first appeared in the book, Controlling_Connectivity. Art, Psychology, and the Internet by Gretta Louw Citation: Nagel, D.M. (2012). Internet Addiction, Really?? In G. Louw Controlling_Connectivity: Art, Psychology and the Internet (pp.48-49).Limited Edition Artist’s Book: Berlin. What is internet addiction? What is your reaction when you hear those words in a movie or on the news?… [Read More]
Intake Questionnaire and the Online Therapy Process
Therapists often ask about what to include in an intake questionnaire. The answer to that varies and depends somewhat on your theoretical orientation. Still, there are questions that should be asked when considering therapy online. It is good to know what operating system and access to internet your potential client has. And you might want… [Read More]
Do you believe in the ethical provision of online mental health services?
I had cause recently, during a meeting with a colleague I had previously met at an NHS conference in the UK, to explain to him my career thus far (since he kindly asked!). While talking to him about how I came to be co-CEO of the Online Therapy Institute he gave me pause for thought… [Read More]
Who was talking about Avatar Therapy a decade ago?
It doesn’t seem possible that a decade has passed, but in going through resources about Avatar Therapy we turned up hard copies of two articles Kate wrote. These are offerings pulled from the paper archives! These two articles are circa 2002! Virtual Counsellors: Whatever Next? and The Use of Innovative Avatar and Virtual Environment Technology… [Read More]
Download BACP article on Coaching Online!
… The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy‘s new Coaching Division recently published their inaugural edition of Coaching Today, their new journal. By joining the Division, you receive this journal as part of your member benefits! After your BACP membership fee, it costs only £20 (or £50 for organisational membership). You can also subscribe to the journal… [Read More]
Launch night of the new RAMP Guide for Online Services
It was my pleasure to be invited to the launch night of the new Risk Awareness and Management Programme (RAMP) for Delivering Mental Well-Being Services Online at the New Savoy Partnership Conference in London on the 24th November. The lead author of the document, Dr Rachel O’Connell, gave a speech citing the Online Therapy Institute… [Read More]
