Skype Counselling - The Future of Counselling ?

Individuals and couples attempting to resolve their personal issues are utilizing online Skype counselling in ever-increasing numbers.

The technology of the last few years has now made it viable to receive counseling services in your own house - in the privacy of your own surroundings. Traffic problems, precious travelling time, the organization and payment of child care - all these peripheral side-effects disappear when one decides to make the most of on-line counseling at home.

Online counselling is now within reach of all who possess a computer and webcam. Using Skype - an easy to use and free to install program - counsellors and clients can be linked together around the world.

It is unlikely to replace face to face counselling of the traditional nature for those who still prefer this (and usually an online counsellor will still meet local clients whom they meet with personally) but it does have many particular benefits.

Clients are often pleasantly surprised how comfortable they feel more able to 'open up' and discuss sensitive details because they feel safer and more secure with their own privacy in their own home.

And for those people apprehensive or anxious about attending a face to face counselling session, having on line therapy from a home setting, may be much more appealing.

The convenience of simply just turning the computer on and hooking up with a qualified, experienced counsellor has great appeal to those who are so 'time poor' in the busy stressed world we live in and means a real saving in the journey time taken to get to the counsellor.

And the accessibility of on line therapy appeals particularly to those living in remoter locations or with illnesses, disabilities or circumstances that restrict their ability to visit a counsellor. Issues of transport or child care factors are other valid reasons too why internet based counselling can be the preferred choice.

Easy access to online therapy can give accessibility to a much greater choice of counsellors and online therapists so clients can pick a therapist with whom they can particularly relate to or whom has a particular style, angle on or approach to counselling.

It having been proven that no matter what method of counselling is used, the principal reason behind the results of therapy is whether the counsellee, patient or client gets on well and can relate to the therapist in 'the therapeutic relationship' they have.

This 'therapeutic relationship' has a far better chance of succeeding if the client has greater accessibility to a more wider, more diverse scope of therapists online rather than just those counsellors who live nearby.

That Skype counselling doesn't cost anything and there are no additional travel costs, etc. are other important reasons why online therapy is considered.

With the maintenance of confidentiality, the enhancement of anonymity, minimal extra costs, easier access to therapy, being able to choose from counsellors around the world, convenience and privacy guaranteed by being at home - what else could someone wanting counselling ask for?

Whether it is for family therapy, couples therapy or individual therapy - pretty much any therapy really - the relevance and impact of Skype counselling to the way therapy is provided to clients has changed the world of counselling forever.