Showing posts with label ONLINE PSYCHOTHERAPY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ONLINE PSYCHOTHERAPY. Show all posts

7/29/13

Online Psychotherapy via Skype - Talk to a Therapist Online

  Online Psychotherapy via Skype - Talk to a Therapist Online

 Online Psychotherapy via Skype

Talk to a psychotherapist via Skype for help with anxiety, depression, addictions and other emotional problems. This approach is both convenient and very effective.

Online Psychotherapy for Anxiety and Depression




Welcome! My name is Peter Strong. I am a psychotherapist and that I specialize in Mindfulness-based Counseling and Psychotherapy, which I offer online.

Now, the internet way of psychotherapy is proving to be somewhat popular these days due to its convenience, its effectiveness, which is now revealed in affordability several clinical studies and, obviously. But, convenience, that is the most significant idea. For once, your client can feel completely in charge of the entire process of organizing and scheduling his or her session of treatment. You certainly can take action in the convenience of your own home or at office, place of work - wherever you've someplace that's quiet and have access to the internet.

The procedure itself is hardly difficult. All you'll need is a computer with a webcam, and download Skype, which can be a free service that allows you to make video calls. Sessions are often between one hour and 90 minutes, and during that time we are able to work on alternative styles of mental stress or depression or special anxiety that you're working with. You will discover that they're in a much cheaper variety than traditional office treatment, although I've to bill for sessions, naturally. Thus, in case you would like to begin on this, please send me an email by going to the site below.

Fast note about Mindfulness Therapy: What could it be? Well, mindfulness is an extremely ancient technique developed by the Buddha many years ago now, and is finding application that is fantastic. This is a form of very concentrated consciousness which allows you to research the structure of emotions and patterns of reactive thinking that is negative. Two a part of training that is mindfulness are first to comprehend patterns of negative thinking so that they don't go on automatically, which of course they'd go on for ever and ever. So, first we learn to awaken to these patterns of negative emotions and negative thinking, and after that the 2nd part of Mindfulness Therapy is learning to form an open and very close relationship by which we develop what's known as existence, engaged-existence, with all thoughts or the emotion. Also it is in this space of engaged-existence, without being reactive to it where we are fully with the emotion, that change happens, and this can be what I shall show you through in a web-based session of Mindfulness Therapy.

Please send an email to me and let's get started. You are going to love this and you will discover it quite effective.


Welcome. I'd like to talk to you personally today about psychotherapy that is on-line. I offer a web-based counseling service, accessible worldwide for anyone, although I live in Boulder, Colorado
Who is seeking help with conquering anxiety as well as depression, or any other form of psychological anguish.

Now why choose online psychotherapy? Well, this is becoming quite popular nowadays mainly due to the convenience. Many of us usually do not have the time in their hectic life programs to commute frequently to the center of a city to meet with a therapist in person. Individuals dwelling in rural communities often do not have access or their alternatives are so limited that they are not competent to get the kind of help that they are looking for.

The internet treatment route, of course, gives individuals a much broader range of options to seek the sort of individual the type of approach which they feel is best for them and that they actually wish to work with.

So if you're thinking about internet therapy, please see my website, read the pages, find out about the type of treatment that I offer, which is named Mindfulness Therapy. Please contact me with your questions, and let's talk about scheduling a session jointly that will help you overcome your unique issues that are psychological. Thanks.

Online Psychotherapy via Skype - Talk to a Therapist Online
Online Psychotherapy via Skype - Talk to a Therapist Online


CONTACT ME VIA MY WEBSITE TO SCHEDULE A SKYPE THERAPY SESSION

7/7/10

Online Psychotherapy & Counseling: Convenient, Effective and Affordable

ONLINE PSYCHOTHERAPY - COUNSELING THERAPY ONLINE

Mindfulness-based Online Therapy has gained tremendous popularity over the past few years. It provides the tools you need to manage depression, anxiety and emotional stress in the comfort of your own home and it is much more affordable. And, of course mindfulness is becoming the preferred awareness tool for creating the right inner environment in which transformation and healing take place.

The convenience of Online Mindfulness Therapy is one of the most cited reasons why more and more people are turning to this first. All you need is a laptop with Skype installed (free download) and you are ready to start. Many people would like the opportunity of working on resolving their emotional problems, depression, anxiety, stress or past trauma but simply do not have the time to commute to and from a therapist’s office. Online Mindfulness Therapy allows me to work with clients from all over America, as well as helping clients in Europe, Australia, South Africa and beyond. We correspond through email to work out a convenient time and then connect through Skype to begin a session. It is amazingly simple, and what is more amazing is that the Skype video-call service is free. Payment for sessions is also easy to make online through PayPal, which is very secure.

Besides the convenience, Online Therapy is typically much less intimidating than going to a therapist’s office and sitting in a waiting room. It is important that the client feels comfortable and in control, and Online Therapy, which in many ways is a form of Life Coaching, is as natural as going to the local Recreation Center for a good workout. The client controls the whole process and this is empowering, which is important for the transformational process. Conducting a therapy/coaching session in the familiar environment of one’s home or office is also more conducive and helps the client get in touch with his or her feelings, which is of course essential for good therapy.


Most online sessions are a combination of counseling and therapy. As a mindfulness-based therapist, I alternate between being a teacher, coach and counselor, providing advice and instruction on the application of mindfulness for resolving difficult emotions at the core level. That is one aspect of the work of online therapy. The other involves experiential work with the client, helping him or her get in touch with core emotions to facilitate their resolution through mindfulness-based techniques. This approach works particularly well in Skype video sessions because clients feel so much more at ease in the comfort of their own home.
            Another characteristic of online therapy is that clients are invited to email me in-between sessions if they have any questions about the homework assignments they have been given. In this way the therapeutic process has continuity, which can be lacking in more traditional approaches, and the client feels that they have a friend and coach to turn to when the need arises.

Feeling comfortable with the therapist/coach/teacher is essential and in my Online Mindfulness Therapy sessions, I take great efforts to answer my client’s questions either during a session or through email. It is my policy that each session should bring some tangible improvement for the client and that he or she should feel good about each session. That after all is the key factor that you should use to decide if any therapist, online or in-person, is right for you. What matters is that you feel that you have benefited from each individual session. Most clients who come to me notice significant improvements within 4-5 sessions, not 4-5 years as in some forms of conventional talking therapy.

Online Counseling Therapy is becoming more widely accepted as a valuable adjunct to traditional in-person psychotherapy and there have been several controlled studies that support its efficacy. The focus of online therapy/coaching is on teaching clients the skills and tools that help them break free from the grip of depression and anxiety or other difficult emotions, and we can all benefit from that. It may not be the first choice for those with a clinical condition, but most of us do not have a mental disease; we just need someone to talk to who understands and can teach some practical tools for handling the stresses of life and the emotional challenges inherent in a marriage or other personal relationship. In fact, the demand for good quality counseling and therapy, including the very popular mindfulness-based psychotherapy, far outstrips the availability of quality providers, which is yet another reason why you should seriously consider online counseling as an option.

Finally there is the issue of cost. Generally, due to lower overheads, online therapy is considerably less expensive than traditional therapy sessions. Typically, sessions cost somewhere between $70-$120 / hour, which is very good value. The only down side is that few insurance companies will cover online therapy, as it is still relatively new and the Establishment takes time to embrace innovations.
            Most online counselors will demand prepayment for a session, but I prefer to accept payment after a session. That way, no charge is incurred if a client feels that the service is not right for them. It’s another good way of getting to that all-important comfort level where the client feels that this is indeed the right choice for them, which it is for the growing number of people who want to learn better skills for managing their emotions through online coaching sessions.

I practice both in-office and online and find both approaches to be equally effective, and there are a growing number of therapists who feel the same way and offer both options. Of course, phone counseling has been around for many years, but video sessions through Skype has revolutionized the service, and unlike the telephone Skype calls are free.



Peter Strong, PhD, is a Mindfulness Psychotherapist, Online Therapist, Spiritual Teacher, Medical Research Scientist and Author, based in Boulder, Colorado. He was born in the UK and educated at the University of Oxford.

Besides therapy sessions in his Boulder Office, Dr Strong provides an Online Counseling Service via Skype for anxiety (Anxiety Therapy Online ), depression (Online Depression Therapy) and mindfulness-based therapy for stress and PTSD (Online PTSD Therapy).
Visit my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pdmstrong
 
Email inquiries about Online Therapy and Online Counseling are most welcome. Request an Online Psychotherapy Skype session today and begin a course of Mindfulness Therapy for your Anxiety, Depression or Emotional Stress.














You can purchase a copy of Dr Strong’s book ‘The Path of Mindfulness Meditation’ at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca and Amazon.co.uk and Barnes&Noble.com. A Kindle edition is also available.