Online therapy benefits
Though online therapy is still new in France, it has been used for years by the anglo-saxon world. Today, the Internet is a part of our everyday lives and is a powerful, quick, flexible tool which benefits can be used in psychological counseling and therapeutic care. Covid-19 pandemic and its lockdowns led to an adaptation of our work as therapists in order to be able to maintain mental healthcare and support towards patients. Online therapy and sessions by phone are much more common since then and have been proven to be as effective as face-to-face therapy.
Online therapy is almost identical to regular therapy. While you still benefit from a safe space and the benevolent neutrality of a licensed professional, online therapy offers you :
- a gain of time : you do not have to go anywhere and save the travel time as well as a greater flexibility of your professional and personal Schedule.
- greater discretion and reassurance as it can be easier to talk through your screen than face-to-face to a stranger.
- the stability of your therapy with the professional of your liking even if you move, travel or are an expatriate person.
- access to psychological support and care even if you have issues moving (due to transportation or health issues which is a situation where having someone to talk to is even more important)