“When we talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.”
Are you considering online therapy? The internet has opened up new avenues for mental health treatment. As you’re aware, there are pros and cons to everything but let’s focus on the pros:
- Consistent appointments – Knowing your appointments are on a specific day helps schedule the day or week to accommodate your session. Picking an appointment on an easier day and time gets better attendance and mental equity. Also, having a session online while knowing you have major projects due later in the afternoon kills focus. Major things should be done before your counseling. Get the hard stuff done earlier in the week if possible, so by your online counseling appointment, you will be able to get all you can out of your online session.
- Calming atmosphere – Good lighting and location for sound are meeting basics now. Beyond light and sound, though, consider a place that slows the heart rate and daily grind in mind.
Appointments outside on a porch or a good chair can have a calming effect. Some may find calm in their living room or a great nook to think. Treat it like a personal get-a-away. - Clear the clutter – Put pesky to-do lists out of sight. Don’t be in the room with things undone. Clutter reminds us of what needs attention and will pull our minds away from your session. Find a place with minimal distraction; it’s time to focus on one thing, getting healthier. Looking at a basket of unfolded laundry or unwashed dishes can make anyone feel dejected.
As you are attentive during your session, choose transparency. A major concern for online counseling is the lack of personal contact and honesty. A common worry is that not having a face-to-face meeting will lead to shallow or impersonal interaction. Choose to open up and be honest, making the interaction valuable. Success can come from online counseling if you choose transparency. People are learning to have meaningful interactions in telecommunication. It is one of the rare improvements we have seen over the last two years. Being present to be successful is becoming a myth.
In addition, after your session, contemplate what was discussed. After your session has signed off, take 5 minutes to digest what was said. Some sessions are more intense than others; it takes time to re-adjust back to daily life. Reentry into life needs an adjustment period. This is a great time to ask yourself hard questions and start making hard decisions if you are ready. This can be a profound discovery time; people come back to those moments when remembering when the change started taking place.
Also, while contemplating, write down one sentence to sum up, your session. It can be what you learned or what you haven’t thought about before. Then write a second sentence to resolve what needs to change or to face what needs to be dealt with. There is something powerful about putting words to paper. It moves from thoughts or questions to tangible, visible, real words.
Finally, commit to one thing – Write down one action to do that day while the session is fresh in your mind. This is an effort to rewrite the script of your life and do something. The cons of online therapy are the path is not chosen. Choose today to give counseling a try. Online therapy is not going away. Counseling is becoming more accessible, and it can help restore hope in your
healing journey. Call NuWell Counseling Services; they have an online team of professionals who are equipped to help you THRIVE. Choose the pros of online counseling by calling NuWell Counseling Services today!
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