I have news for you – we are not robots. We are real humans, with a real license working in real life time with our clients. Have you ever face-timed with a friend that lives far away and then felt more connected to them once again? Same goes for you and your therapist.
I have been seeing my Florida therapist since 2014. When I moved to Colorado I could not bear the thought of changing therapists. I am too connected, too invested in our work together to change. Thank goodness for tele-therapy. It has allowed me to keep one of the most important relationships in my life.
I am here to promise you that tele-therapists are real people on the other side of your smartphone or computer. We have the same clinical knowledge, feelings and ability to do our work. Sure, it is different but it is something I am passionate about because so many of my clients would otherwise not be able to see me.
Tele-therapy is convenient – you can be anywhere. Most clients like to be in their home, where they feel the most comfortable and the safest. Tele-therapy has made therapy so much more accessible for the visually impaired and or the physically disabled. If one of my disabled clients wanted to see me in person – they would have to get to a bus stop, wait for a bus (sometimes up to 2 hours), find my office and then have our 50-minute session and then head home and do the commute all over again. My clients can save hours of their day by staying in their home or office and having our session via tele-therapy. I do not think what or how we talk about things changes because we are online rather than on my couch.
Tele-therapy is good for people who don’t have great access to transportation, want to avoid a long commute or are more comfortable talking using technology. What questions do you have about tele-therapy?