Online Therapy
If you are not in a position to see a therapist face-to-face, you don’t have to feel isolated with your problems. You may find online therapy useful.
The Couple Consultancy isn’t new to online counselling. We offer it as a regular part of our service and many people have already benefitted from it when they may have otherwise not been able to access therapy.
How is online counselling different from face-to-face?
Online counselling offers you the same expertise as our face-to-face service, except instead of meeting in person for our sessions, they will be conducted via webcam.
Online sessions tend to suit couples or individuals who, for whatever reason, are unable to make it to our office.
This could be because someone works away often and can only maintain regular appointments by joining online, it may be difficult to arrange regular childcare, you and your partner may live apart, or you could be living too far away from our central London office to make face-to-face meetings – such as in a different country or city.
Is online counselling effective?
Many people find online therapy extremely beneficial. This may be for various reasons; you may find it easier to open up in a surrounding that is more familiar to you, such as your own home.
There is also something called the disinhibition effect, where people feel more comfortable opening up and discussing problems when they’re online. It may also make it easier for you to commit to regular sessions which wouldn’t otherwise be possible.
How does online counselling work?
Online therapy is conducted via web cam. Once we have agreed an appointment time, you will be sent a unique link which will give you access to your session. No one else will have this link, it is unique to you.
As with face-to-face sessions we will discuss the things that are of most concern to you and work together to understand how this affects your relationship in order to find a way to help you recover and repair.