ONLINE COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
We have a lot of experience of working with people online. Some of us started doing online therapy as early as 2005. But communicating via social media has changed a lot. There are more apps and software integrated into people's social and professional lives.
People often have practical reasons for wanting online therapy such as living at a distance from their partner or therapist, mobility issues, restrictive work schedules, childcare, or there not being any queer therapists near where they live or work.
What software can I use?
We find people also have preferences about which platfrom to use. Most people opt for Zoom, WhatsApp, FaceTime or Signal. You can also choose whether you feel like using the camera or just the audio. Talk with your therapist about what you prefer and what's possible.
Does online therapy work for two or more people?
We find online therapy works very well with individuals, couples, polycules and families. It's not always easy to coordinate being in the same place for a multi-person therapy session. You can decide whether you want to be in the same space on the same gadget or on different gadgets in another room or somewhere else. The most important thing is that you can be comfortably seated and see each other rather than crunched up side by side to look at the screen together!
Is online therapy secure?
It's a changing world technologically. What might be secure one week, may not be the next. Security for online meetings is a shared responsibility because both you and the therapist have your own gadgets and the access information to the meeting. We do our best to work on platforms that are in general considered secure and we use expert advice on security settings for online meetings. However, we cannot guarantee 100% privacy online as there are too many variables outside of our control. We act with professional concern and in good faith. We advise that you make sure your gadgets have up to date software and that security settings are set to high.
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We have a lot of experience of working with people online. Some of us started doing online therapy as early as 2005. But communicating via social media has changed a lot. There are more apps and software integrated into people's social and professional lives.
People often have practical reasons for wanting online therapy such as living at a distance from their partner or therapist, mobility issues, restrictive work schedules, childcare, or there not being any queer therapists near where they live or work.
What software can I use?
We find people also have preferences about which platfrom to use. Most people opt for Zoom, WhatsApp, FaceTime or Signal. You can also choose whether you feel like using the camera or just the audio. Talk with your therapist about what you prefer and what's possible.
Does online therapy work for two or more people?
We find online therapy works very well with individuals, couples, polycules and families. It's not always easy to coordinate being in the same place for a multi-person therapy session. You can decide whether you want to be in the same space on the same gadget or on different gadgets in another room or somewhere else. The most important thing is that you can be comfortably seated and see each other rather than crunched up side by side to look at the screen together!
Is online therapy secure?
It's a changing world technologically. What might be secure one week, may not be the next. Security for online meetings is a shared responsibility because both you and the therapist have your own gadgets and the access information to the meeting. We do our best to work on platforms that are in general considered secure and we use expert advice on security settings for online meetings. However, we cannot guarantee 100% privacy online as there are too many variables outside of our control. We act with professional concern and in good faith. We advise that you make sure your gadgets have up to date software and that security settings are set to high.
More about how we work.....