[links, psychology]

[wispfox]

The Promise of E-Therapy, from Scientific American Mind.

Deeply neat.

And totally the kind of thing I would do, too...

Comments

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

Really? How does that make you *feel*...?

[majes.livejournal.com]

This is exactly what we were talking about the other day. You could live wherever you wanted, even be bi-hemispheral, and still keep in contact with your clients. It'd be so cool if you could get into this. Good luck!

[jasra]

I think it's a neat idea but I don't know if I'd be comfortable with it. There's something about being in a room with someone when you're working through some of the stuff you tend to work through in therapy that is comforting.

But yes, I could definitely see a need/use for this.

[aquaeri.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit surprised (although I guess it was a very US-focussed article) that they didn't mention the MoodGym. (http://moodgym.anu.edu.au) It's apparently got a pretty good success rate for treating depression. If you sign up, there's a box you can check to say you're a student studying cognitive-behavioural techniques, rather than thinking of yourself as a patient who wants treatment.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

I know! I was quite charmmed.

Of course, it's not yet counted the same as in-person, so not sure if it would be something I should do or not.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Gleeful! :)

(and I meant from the perspective of me being the therapist, not the client)

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

*nod* Mostly, it'd be useful so that I could, say, go somewhere with more light in the winter. Perhaps be in-person half the year, and online the other half, or something.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Hmm! Neat! Thanks for the link. :)