The essence of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is for the patient and the therapist to meet and build a therapeutic relationship, This is in order to understand and interpret the underlying issues causing the distress, anxiety or behavioural problems.
Although Personal contact is an important feature of nearly every style of psychotherapy and counselling I appreciate that in some cases personal contact is not always possible. There may be geographical or mobility obstacles or the fear of personal contact may itself be the issue to be resolved.
Remote sessions using video-link platforms such as
Facetime, WhatsApp, Signal, Zoom or Teams
can be equally effective and worthwhile.
On-line therapy may a suitable choice if you fall into one or more of the following categories:
You have difficulty leaving your home due to disability, care-giving responsibilities, or some other reason.
You live in an area where there are few or no qualified helping professionals who can offer you psychotherapy or counselling.
You live in a community or work in a field in which it may be important not to reveal that you are in therapy or the issues that you need to talk about. Seeking help through your doctor’s surgery may be recorded on your medical history.
You are uncomfortable around people, but think you might be able to open up in a non face-to-face environment.
You are in one of the services and want safe and confidential access to therapy or counselling.
You are located in a different country but would still prefer your therapist to be UK based.