Phone and Online Counselling.

 

Over the past year much of our lives has had to move online. Many therapists whose clients wished to continue receiving support found themselves needing to adapt to a new way of working, either mirroring the experience of the therapy room through Zoom or FaceTime, or verbally by phone or in an asynchronous way through email or text.

 

Does it work?

Online therapy is absolutely not second best. It is different from working face-to-face but no less effective. A study of over 4,000 clients (see below) found that online therapy “consistently produced treatment effects that were largely equivalent to in-person delivered interventions”.  Whether working online is suitable for you and your concern is something we will discuss during an initial meeting and assessment.

 

 

How does it work?

There are a number of possible ways of delivering remote therapy and the option you choose will depend on your circumstances and the technology and space available to you. After a short introductory phone call we will arrange a longer call or Zoom session to meet and discuss how to proceed.

 

Many aspects of online counselling are the same as they would be for in-person work, for example we will create a joint working agreement or contract and I will maintain the same levels of privacy, confidentiality, safeguarding and GDPR regulated data protection as in face-to-face work.

 

I will also need to take an emergency contact and GP details.  Your safety is my primary concern and because I am not in the room with you I need to know who to contact if you become unwell or are in any way at risk.

 

The most important aspect of counselling is that you feel heard and understood. This can be experienced just as well online as face-to-face. Online and phone counselling can help with many of the same issues as face to face counselling, such as anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem and confidence issues, loss and family relationship problems.

 

 

 

 

 

Tel: 07984 439079 Email: info@kewtherapy.co.uk