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This me working online now providing therapy remotely from my counselling room
In this time of lock down due to coronavirus with no end date in sight, our options for counselling are limited. Face to face counselling is not an option right now but online (chat, telephone, or video counselling) is still available.
They are all affective ways of accessing therapy, it really depends on what you need from therapy. This kind of therapy works really well for anxiety, OCD and eating disorders where changing of thought patterns are the main focus of the work. Even, as a relational counsellor I have found that the relationship between my self and the client can be build easily when working remotely.
The client often feels safer at home and so more able to say more or be more open that they might do to start with in a face to face session.
I have also found new clients often find it easier to relax and therefore talk more openly in the safety of their own homes.
Research has shown that similar results can be achieved using online therapy as can be by meeting face to face.
It is not without a few minor issues though; the client must find a place that can ensure they can be open and honest without being disturbed. In lock down that has been easier said than done for some people. But clients are resourceful, so far, I have worked with people in the garden, the car park and the bathroom. (fully dressed I must add)
There is also the fact that I can no longer see or take cues from the client’s body language, a lot of communication is conveyed via our body and our involuntary reactions. I am only able to see you from the neck upwards, so hand movements and even picking at your nails cannot be used for me to be fully aware of how you may be feeling.
And of course, there are the technical gremlins, both the client and I need to have stable internet connection that will keep us in good contact throughout the session.
So, in a nutshell, if right now you have issues you want to work with, online, video and telephone counselling can work for you. It can be the starting point for you to test out what you want from therapy from the comfort of your own home.
Give me a ring on 07769 152 951 or email me on ng4counselling@gmail.com for a free 15 minute chat about how we can work together.
Take care and stay safe until this is over.
Elaine