Since spring of 2020 I have been seeing clients via a telehealth platform, similar to Zoom except that it is fully encrypted and confidential. If we decide to work together, I will send you a link via email along with simple instructions on how to sign in to the program.
To many clients’ surprise, and to mine as well, there turned out to be many advantages to counseling online. Some clients have found that beginning and ending a session without having to deal with the stresses of driving has given them the welcome opportunity to take quiet time before and after our meeting to anticipate and reflect on the work of the session.
For my part, I was grateful to discover that there has been no loss of depth in the work. I also realized that meeting this way is good for the environment. I calculated the total number of driving miles saved by adding up the round-trip distances from each clients’ home to my office, and discovered that by meeting online, we were saving over 1000 miles per week!