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Why Won't My Therapist Skype Me?
As Skype is so convenient, popular and free, some therapy clients have been asking their therapists and counselors to use it for their therapy. While a few companies and providers have recently begun using Skype, most professionals avoid it because of the repeated hacker problems that have been reported, the lack of reliability (dropped or degraded calls are very common) and most professionals...
Read MoreHow to Pick a Good Psychotherapist – Part I: What is Good Psychotherapy?
Someone commented on one of my blog posts about bad therapists today, and got me writing It's a few hours later, and I'm still enjoying myself, so here goes! I'm writing this in part because the average person doesn't get exposed to plain information about what happens in psychotherapy. People don't generally even know the difference between psychotherapy and...
Read MoreBeware of Dishonest Online Counseling or Online Therapy Business Owners
After teaching a 3-day workshop on legal/ethical issues for online counseling, a middle aged psychologist walked up to me and turned his back to the other people, only to whisper something in my ear. He started speaking slowly and methodically, almost as if it was painful, "I want to tell you something, but I don't want anyone else to hear me." I stepped to the side of the room,...
Read MoreHealth Care Licensing Requirements: Where Do Your ONLINE Mental Health Professionals Have to Be Licensed?
As a health care provider, I'm concerned that so many large and small websites are now offering "ask-a-doctor" type services, and claiming that their practitioners are "licensed". I'm writing this blog to pose these questions: Does their licensure signify that they are indeed competent and operating legally/ethically as many consumers would believe? Or does it simply...
Read MoreGot Questions?
Please use this space to ask any questions about SelfhelpMagazine, leave suggestions, give me feedback (we also have a nifty survey for that, too), or tell me how we can best help you! This BLOG is your space for Q&A with me! Asking Personal Questions: I wish I had time to help everyone who writes to me. I simply don't, and I also don't believe that the Internet with its present...
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