Online Therapy

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The third site would be BlahTherapy (blahtherapy.com). This one is sort of like the second site I wrote about but with a little twist. You can get help with your problems or offer to help someone else. What is wrong with this picture? I listen to a lot of people, from friends to family, I don’t tell others what they talk to me about but that’s me. How do I know that someone on the other side of the screen isn’t going to tell all my secrets that I don’t want revealed? Also, instead of talking to someone right away, you are requested to ask a question and wait up to two hours for a response even though their site says that they have licensed therapists standing by. I find this to be quite unethical and a little dishonest. I see nothing about security either so how do I know that my information won’t be given out or that I won’t be discussed with others?

When it comes to advantages and disadvantages I believe I showed those without saying. One advantage is that some sites to have their information, including yours, encrypted, with viable therapists that are equipped to help you and are also licensed to do so. It is nice to know that someone can get help whether they can leave their home or not and that is what I call an advantage. I believe that the disadvantages still out weight the advantages right now though. I believe that there will have to be more advanced settings, rules, and regulations, before this really takes off.

References:

Barnett, J., Practicing distance therapy, legally and ethically. March, 2012

DeAngelis, T., Practicing distance therapy, legally and ethically. Vol.43, No.3, p. 52. March, 2012.