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Therapy: In-person versus online help

Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD posted:

While in-person therapy can be very helpful for emotional issues, the Internet also offers various kinds of help. For instance, there are different kinds of Internet therapy, blogs (such as this one), websites (such as the Anxiety Disorder Association of America website), and forums (such as this one).

What have you tried and what have you have your experiences been? Please visit Dr. Becker-Phelps blog for great info on this, located here on her, Art of Relationship Blog.

0 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Therapy: In-person versus online helpWhile in-person therapy can be very helpful for emotional issues, the Internet also offers various kinds of help. For instance, there are different kinds of Internet therapy, blogs (such as this one), websites (such as the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.adaa.org/">Anxiety Disorder Association of America</a> website), and forums (such as this one). <br /><br /><br />What have you tried and what have you have your experiences been? Please visit Dr. Becker-Phelps blog for great info on this, located here on her, <a href="http://blogs.webmd.com/art-of-relationships/2012/04/in-person-therapy-versus-online-help.html">Art of Relationship Blog.</a>

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