Here, we aim to show how online counseling compares with regular offline counseling and the Top five Reasons why Online therapy is Better than offline counseling.
We want to take the time on this article to explain why the “online” method to therapy is often better than the offline equivalent.
Anonymity
The services that you receive from an online counselor will be of the same high standard that you would expect from an offline therapist in an offline office, but the main differentiator is that if you meet your online counselor in a mall or a coffee shop, you will not know him or her. This is very important, because it can be very embarrassing if you meet your therapist in a social situation – and take it from us, it is actually also very difficult for the therapist in this situation!
Online therapy takes away this problem and this issue by providing you with the ultimate anonymity. You reveal as much of yourself as you are comfortable in doing at the time that is best for you. This approach works on a variety of levels and in a variety of ways, but it basically boils down to being a higher level of dignity for you!
Price
Let’s face it, the problem with a lot of counselling offline where you go to the clinician’s office for your counseling, is that it is expensive! Some therapists in big cities will charge you more than $140-150 for a 45 minute session! This effectively makes it very difficult for many people to get therapy because their financial resources are better used elsewhere! Never before has the joke been more true that the person who has financial issues would be made better if he stopped seeing his therapist!
Online counseling and life coaching takes away this problem too, because you aren’t paying for the expensive rent for a downtown office block! You aren’t paying for a secretary to make you wait, there are no waiting rooms, no secretaries, and you have direct access to your therapist via a secure email address. Is this not a more easy way to do things in the 21st century? We think so!
Comfort
Leading on from the last point, not only do you not need to pay for the rent of an expensive downtown office block, you don’t actually need to go anywhere other than to your PC or laptop to have your therapy sessions because your therapist is on the other end of the computer rather than being miles away in an office somewhere. This means that you can have your therapy in the comfort of your own home!
Convenience/Time
Obviously, in offline counseling, you get your allotted time to meet with your therapist – be it 30 minutes, 45 minutes, or 1 hour, then you are out of the office left alone to deal with your problems for another week. I don’t know about you, but most people need more than an hour to explain all the difficulties of the week!
This problem does not exist with online counseling because you are not time bound to any schedule! You have freedom to take as long as you need to express yourself, and this has got to be good news, right?
Quality of service
This leads on from the previous point. Not only do you have the time to fully explain all your issues and problems in your counseling session online, but the counselor has plenty of time to formulate responses, and does not rely on “spare of the moment” responses, or dry canned “how does that make you feel” comments. You can therefore be assured of an extremely high standard of response from your counselor, and often because of this very fact the service will actually be of a better and superior quality to that which you would receive if you were getting offline counseling!
So, based upon all of these factors, it is to your advantage to seriously consider online counseling and life coaching for all your therapy needs, you can be assured of the best quality service that will suit your time needs and will be financially wise!
To your excellent mental health!
Sat, May 2, 2009, by Counselorhelp
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