subject: Online Psychotherapy: Bringing Psychotherapy To The Masses [print this page] It is now possible thanks to the magic of the Internet for a client to get psychotherapeutic help any time they need it thanks to the developments in online psychotherapy clients can take part in therapy sessions over the Internet with services like Skype and video chat also limiting the need for them to travel to the psychiatrist for an appointment this is also useful for clients who have moved to another part of the country or the world but have established such a trusting relationship with their psychiatrist they do not wish to find a new one online psychotherapy can also be used with highly effective results in a group therapy format as well. As it is possible to set up a tech conference with multiple parties even if it is not a video conference is still possible to conduct a therapeutic session with a text chat program as the vast majority of the therapy procedures that clients take part in are the top variety.
However, the therapeutic protocols that would probably work the best for online psychotherapy sessions would be those of the dynamic psychology variety as they are very focused conversation between the client and the psychiatrist the psychiatrist keeps the client focus on very specific topic in order to solve a very specific physical manifestation of a psychiatric issue such as depression or anger management problems the psychiatrist directs the conversation so that the maximum amount of progress can be made during each session so that a given client can achieve their highest functioning level possible at the quickest rate.
An example of a psychodynamic therapeutic procedure that would be perfect for online psychotherapy would be cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This is a therapeutic protocol in which the psychiatrist tries to instill a more positive outlook on the universe in the client this therapeutic procedure not only focuses on helping a client to resolve a very specific issue, but also helping them to develop the necessary coping skills so that there will be no reoccurring manifestation of that particular problem is coping skills are discussed at length between the client and psychiatrist. Things such as various scenarios that the client may encounter in daily life that I'm generally elicited a negative response in the client the therapist will give the client exercises to perform at the end of every session. These exercises will help make sure that the coping skills that were learned in the session are put into practice as soon as possible this ensures that the client will develop a firm understanding of these particular coping skills in a real-world situation. Therapies like CBT are perfect for online therapeutic sessions, because they are mostly based on conversation and all of the exercises can be done by the client while being guided by the psychiatrist without the psychiatrist needing to be physically in the same room at the patient as the client exercises will generally include things like writing in a journal or discussing a poem or favorite song in relations to their feelings.
The Internet has opened up a wide variety of possibilities for online psychiatry particularly because the Internet and technology continue to advance at such a rapid rate, psychiatry and group therapy sessions will be of the reach more people than ever before.
by: Ben
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