What is E-Counseling?

What is E-Counseling?

Electronic counseling, e-counseling, on-line counseling and internet counseling are all different terms for the same idea and they denote a kind of counseling that can be done at a distance.

On-line counseling works on the same principles as face to face counseling, but it can be conducted from the privacy of your own home using e-mail to communicate with your counselor.

In my experience as an on-line teacher with the Ebus Academy over the past 13 years, and as a counselor over the past 5 years, I have found that there are times when on-line connections can be very deep, meaningful, and personal.

On-line communication has the advantage of feeling very safe. It provides confidentiality; it provides time and space to think; it provides an equal playing field where age, gender, physical appearance, and health are not an issue, and it provides a sense of safety for people who are unsure about the idea of speaking with a counselor. Because of this, On-line counseling is an excellent way to test the waters – a way to try out counseling and see how it works.

Sometimes On-line counseling is a first step on a longer journey, and sometimes it is all that is necessary to resolve a troubling issue or make it through a particular “stuck” place. Either way, On-line counseling provides an opportunity to “do something right now” – and with a money back gaurantee if you’re not satisfied, there is absolutely no risk.

For more information about counseling, and articles and presentations about stress, relationship, and other topics, visit the Integration Point homepage.

For more information about On-line counseling, please read more from the links in the navigation bar on the left, or go directly to the Let’s Get Started Page.


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