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Many therapeutic activities that engage clients in in-person therapy rooms are not obviously available via telehealth. Yet there are creative, practical, and easy ways to intervene in teletherapy that go beyond talk therapy.The Therapist's Notebook for Systemic Teletherapy: Creative Interventions for Effective Online Therapy provides systemic teletherapy activities and interventions for a variety of topics and presenting problems. Forty chapters are arranged into seven parts: setup and preparation, self of the therapist, children and adolescents, adults, intimate relationships, families, and training and supervision. Leading experts provide step-by-step guidelines on setup, instructions, processing, and suggestions for follow-up for interventions that are grounded within foundational therapy theories/models and evidence-based practice. This book explores both new intervention strategies and ways to adapt in-person therapy interventions for telehealth.This book provides creative inspiration and practical advice for novice and experienced family therapists, clinical social workers, counselors, play therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and others in related fields.

Advances in Online Therapy is the definitive presentation on online psychological intervention, which takes research and experiences of online therapy a step further by applying them to therapy in a post-pandemic world. This book addresses most of the main approaches and schools of individual, couple and family psychotherapy that are prevalent in the therapeutic field nowadays and explores how each of them adjust to online therapy. The reader will explore the main challenges and obstacles unique for each approach and how leading experts of those approaches overcome these challenges. The book also offers a relatively unique collection of the most practiced therapeutic approaches. In addition, the reader will explore specific issues that anyone who meets clients online should be aware of, like who is suitable for online counseling and who should be excluded, how to overcome resistance to online meetings, how to create online therapeutic alliance, enhancing online presence, and more. This book develops further the ideas and areas explored in the authors'previous book, Theory and Practice of Online Therapy. Advances in Online Therapy aims to help mental health professionals and graduate students responsibly explore and expand their own ‘online comfort zone'.

After many years on the fringe, online counselling has rapidly become mainstream practice, propelled by the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet too often practitioners assume they can transition from in-person counselling without need for further training. In this essential book, Sarah Worley-James brings her many years'experience of online counselling and supervision to explore with the reader the practical and technical requirements of the work and also, importantly, the relational issues that working online brings. The book covers video, audio and text-based counselling, using vivid vignettes and case examples to bring to life its contents. All aspects, from transitioning and setting up the room and the equipment needed through to contracts, data storage and, above all, risk, are covered, with practical exercises to help you gain confidence in using these emerging media to their full creative potential.

La evolución tecnológica de los recursos de comunicación a través de Internet ha alcanzado también a los psicoterapeutas. Deben enfrentarse no solo a las dificultades que esto implica, sino también a la necesidad de comunicación en terapia con sus pacientes. El escenario terapéutico tradicional se ha visto de este modo alterado por las nuevas tecnologías despertando tanto la alarma como el interés de los profesionales. Este libro es el resultado de quince años de enfrentamiento cotidiano entre la práctica clínica y las tecnologías digitales de comunicación, que sus autores recogen de manera detallada junto con una extensa documentación clínica. El terapeuta encontrará aquí, además de las recomendaciones de expertos con las que podrán sacar el máximo provecho profesional a los mensajes, correos electrónicos, emoticonos, videollamadas, fotos, Apps…; capítulos específicos con indicaciones y contraindicaciones según las diferentes patologías y situaciones clínicas. En un mundo donde las comunicaciones interpersonales pasan cada vez más a través de internet, el desafío para los psicoterapeutas es utilizar las nuevas tecnologías de forma congruente con la relación y con el proceso terapéutico.

Dieses Manual für Psychotherapeuten und Supervisoren zeigt, wie Sprechstunde und Supervision per Video gelingen – einem Medium, dem in der Beratungsbeziehung oft das Etikett der zweiten Wahl anhaftet. Richtig genutzt bietet die Videotherapie jedoch Möglichkeiten, die über die Face-to-Face-Interaktion hinausgehen. Exposition, Rollenspiel und Entspannung – das alles funktioniert online. Die Videobehandlung erleichtert die Umsetzung von Interventionen, stärkt die professionelle Interaktion und fördert so therapeutische Effekte. Hierfür muss eine hohe Vertrautheit mit dem Medium und der Kommunikation innerhalb des Mediums vorhanden sein sowie eine Sensibilität für die Grenzen des Einsatzes. Neben rechtlichen und technischen Grundlagen vermittelt das Praxishandbuch daher Gesprächsstrategien und Adaptionen der wesentlichen therapeutischen und supervisorischen Vorgehensweisen. Aus dem Inhalt: Technische und rechtliche Grundlagen – Vorbehalte – Sitzungsorganisation – Struktur und Ablauf – Interventionen – Dos and Don'ts. Geschrieben für Psychotherapeuten und Supervisoren und zudem alle Berater, die Video nutzen, um mit ihren Klienten zu kommunizieren. Über die Autorin: Susanna Hartmann-Strauss ist Diplompsychologin, Psychologische Psychotherapeutin und Supervisorin. Sie arbeitet kassenzugelassen in eigener Praxis, ist seit mehr als 15 Jahren in der Weiterbildung tätig und begeisterte Onlinetherapeutin.

This innovative new resource outlines the process of conducting individual, family and group therapy online with the use of video conferencing tools, and explores the unique concerns associated with this increasingly popular and convenient approach to treatment.Offering mental health practitioners a definitive presentation on how to use online tools to facilitate psychological intervention, the book will also enable readers to learn about the processes of virtual individual, couple, family and group therapy, specific concerns related to online group dynamics, as well as the responsibilities of the therapist and group leader in online sessions.This is the perfect companion for counselors of all backgrounds and disciplines who are interested in offering or improving their approach to virtual services.

'This book offers a collection of case studies and research from around the globe, comparing and contrasting instructional design and guidance methods from developed and developing countries alike'--Provided by publisher.

'An enjoyable book that helps to bring counselling into the 21st century. Kate and DeeAnna have played a significant role in the development of online therapy and their enthusiasm for the subject matter, and experience as trainers and practitioners, comes through in this informative text.'Terry Hanley, Director of MA in Counselling, University of Manchester The plethora of online services now available has led to a growing demand for practitioners to look beyond traditional face-to-face therapy and take advantage of the flexibility which email and the Internet can offer them and their clients. This guide gives up-to-the minute information and research, ethical and legal advice, on the practicalities of setting up or joining a service, and the essential therapeutic skills needed to be an effective online therapist. Writing for an international audience, the authors discuss the issues for practitioners using the Internet today, as well as in the future. Basing their study on published empirical research, they address: - text-based therapeutic interventions such as email, Internet Relay Chat and forums, from the perspective of different theoretical orientations, illustrated with a full length case study - new Ethical Framework for using Technology in Mental Health - online supervision, online research; group therapy online - the'business'of setting up in private practice or e-clinics - other therapeutic uses of technology including use of video therapy, mobile SMS, telephone therapy, Virtual Reality environments, gaming and computerised CBT. The authoritative guide to all aspects of being an online therapist, this practical text is a vital addition to any therapist′s library. It will also be valuable reading for anyone training to be a counsellor or psychotherapist in our increasingly ′electronic′ world.