Zoom Therapy: Can You Recover at Home?

Working as a therapist is rarely a first career and is often the result of a mid-life change of track. Here Kat Marlow relates her particular path through the diverse careers of orchestral musician and process engineer, as well as her own mental health challenges, to her current role as HG practitioner and DWP trainer. A rewind should never be a client's first experience of receiving HG therapy online.
If the internet connection is poor at the beginning of the session, then you should finish the call and restart. If there is no difference you should postpone the session or switch platforms Zoom Counselling (e.g. Skype to Zoom) or switch to telephone. To conduct a satisfactory therapy session online you will need to ensure you can deliver a high quality audio and visual connection.

CBT sessions are delivered via secure internet video calls, using screen sharing and an extensive range of CBT resources. This means that you can talk to your therapist whilst working with relevant CBT material on screen and in real time. All you need is an internet connection, a computer or electronic device.
Dean Richardson has been here practicing tele-counselling using Skype and Zoom video since 2007. Yup, that’s 15 years more experience than counsellors who hurried to add an online therapy option when the British regional-lockdowns began. When doing a rundown of the reasons why people don’t seek therapy, even though they know it would help them, money comes up quite often. This gives you a chance to build a relationship with your counsellor from a location where you feel more relaxed and comfortable. Some clients then choose to move to face-to-face sessions if they feel more confident.
During sessions, a therapist will guide the couple through exercises and communication practices. Co-founder and director of Leone Centre, Cristina Vrech has 20+ years experience in working supporting people, 14+ extensive experience as a therapist and offers valuable knowledge to individuals and couples. Prior to being a therapist she worked in the financial sector. The pandemic had taken hold of the UK, schools, colleges and universities closed, non-essential businesses shut down, staff furloughed or laid off, medical appointments unavailable and our lives changed instantly. All this has led to increased stress and anxiety in a time where we find ourselves isolated, socially distanced and our lives turned upside down. Government statistics show that drug and alcohol problems are on the rise which could have far reaching consequences.

Ensuring you have some time after a session is healthy selfcare. Try to make sure you do not have to rush off for an appointment or pick up the children straight away, having a cup of tea or a glass of water and doing something pleasurable for 5 – 10 mins can help. Years before beginning counselling training, he had honed his remote tele-communication skills at IBM .
The internet clearly offers a high level of anonymity which is something that may persuade some people to seek help via online counselling as opposed to traditional therapy. This level of anonymity may help some to be more honest and open in their online therapy sessions as they may perceive the relative invisibility the internet provides to be non-threatening and non-judgemental. Online Counselling is increasingly becoming the counselling and therapy format of choice for people with demanding and inflexible schedules or family commitments. Whatever the reason you can’t attend in person, online counselling or Skype / Zoom therapy sessions are an alternative way to see your therapist and start or continue in therapy. Whether you need one to one or couples counselling, online therapy sessions give you flexibility. Convenience – There are many reasons why people put off therapy.

My services are available for a single consultation or for a course of therapy. During our initial free 30 minute session, we will discuss a few things we need to think  about in working remotely. The key factors are having a strong and stable enough internet connection, a webcam, and enough privacy to have your session and be able to talk freely without being interrupted or overheard.
Try to place your camera at eye level so that you're looking at your device on the horizontal. This ensures that you're not looking down or up at your counsellor . A Zoom meeting room will have been created prior to the sessions commencing.