Numerous studies have shown that internet counselling is combined with therapy, can be very effective. Already there are many debates about the effectiveness of web counselling compared to traditional counselling. Now there are various advantages of online counselling.
It is easy to access online counselling. Online counselling is always accessible to the people who would wish to use it. Online therapy is known to overcome any problem that may hinder any person from seeking therapy. A good example is with the person who may be residing in regular or remote areas and they don’t have access to counselling, or in the area, there is no place for counselling. Such people can benefit more through online counselling.
Also for those people who are disabled, in such a way that they cannot leave their homes, they can also benefit very much through online counselling. They can easily access online services with little inconvenience. Also for those people who are visually impaired and may have a hearing problem may also benefit from these services. It has also shown a lot of benefits in encouraging children and also teenagers to receive therapy. The reason being teenagers and children’s are very comfortable when using the internet.
Online counselling is more affordable. Online counselling has been shown to be of more help for both the clients and therapist. This process is more helpful to that therapist or clients who are unable to rent spaces to work or they are unwilling to rent those spaces. Therefore one will avoid all those expenses that come with renting spaces and all other things that follow compared to traditional counselling.
Social stigma is another merit you can get through online counselling. This may be very helpful in eliminating social stigma which can be associated with receiving therapy. Online counselling gives the opportunity to allow such services in private without any need of visiting the counselling centre. Online counselling can give the client a chance of not feeling stigmatised without that feeling of being seen in the waiting room.
Convenience. Online therapies are always convenient. The client and the therapist have got the convenience of corresponding with each other at any chosen time. This online therapy will, therefore, take away any need for scheduling your time table and appointment, which is almost a must with traditional counselling. Therefore this gives a good opportunity for the therapist to cater for many people as most of them offer 24hours services. For those people who don’t like face to face talk during counselling, and they are the one who is most likely targeted by online therapy, they can be very comfortable while using this kind of online therapy. Especially if you have a phobia of facing each other or you may have something that you will be shy when talking face to face. Therefore the sense of face to face talk may give the patient the freedom to talk more openly about the matters affecting him or her. This, in turn, may lead to high level of honesty between you and your therapist. Plus there might be no chance of disclosure to what both of you have discussed.