The research that has been carried out on online psychology has demonstrated the effectiveness of the treatments at least equal to the results presented by psychotherapies carried out in person.
We know that for psychotherapy to be effective, an adequate relationship between the psychologist and the person requesting their services is absolutely essential. This patient-psychologist interaction, thanks to advances in communication, It can be produced not only in person but also remotely
It is evident that the most important elements in effective communication are the verbalizations (what we say and hear) and the visual information (what we see) that we receive. The use of videoconferencing as a way or way of doing psychotherapy is useful.
After what has been said above, we can assert that Online psychology is an appropriate means of communication between psychologist and patient , since it provides us with the necessary verbal and visual interaction. Let’s look in more detail at how online psychology can help patients.
A videoconference is communication that takes place simultaneously and bidirectionally in a virtual environment, with visual and auditory information, between individuals who are in different places. Besides, offers the possibility of having different digital tools ; how to send videos, images, files, audios, links, etc.
What is fundamental about videoconferencing is the possibility it offers you of accessibility to ideal communication , since they allow you to send and receive both visual and sound information between different sites. This generates the possibility that the patient can avoid the expenses and loss of time involved in traveling to the psychologist’s office.
These advantages that I just mentioned have made online psychotherapy the fastest growing area in psychologists’ therapies. Thus, in our consultation we can confirm that between 40% and 50% of our psychotherapeutic work is currently online.
What does videoconferencing contribute to online psychology?
With what has been said above, you will understand that online psychology via videoconference has become one of the fundamental tools for the professional development of the psychologist
You have to know that for a psychotherapy session what is fundamentally needed is communication between therapist and patient. To be effective, this interaction must take place in a slow, calm manner, without any surprises, in a warm climate, of security and trust. If the psychologist together with his patient achieve this, the therapy will be resoundingly similar to face-to-face psychotherapy.
How online psychotherapy works
Online psychotherapy consists of offering you psychotherapeutic tools so that you can achieve psychological improvement, with the particularity that these tools We will send them to you online, from the Internet So that you understand me more clearly, we will provide you with the psychological therapy that we offer in the face-to-face consultation, with the difference that the way you interact with your psychologist is not in person, but by videoconference.
In online psychology there are many tools that can help us: email, telephone, chat, videoconference… but there is one element that brings all the properties together in one: videoconference. Having the possibility of digital communication over the Internet allows us to carry out the therapy in a way that psychologist and patient They can interact by seeing each other, listening to each other, talking to each other, writing to each other sharing documents and images, etc.
Today we can say that videoconferencing is a very important way to bring people together. It is being used for work reasons to connect with other colleagues, in work meetings, when people are expatriated and/or far from their families and friends, it is used by those who have their partner in a distant place. And of course, as it could not be otherwise, it will also serve us in the field of online psychology, so that psychologist and patient can carry out psychotherapy sessions.
How does email guidance consultation work?
This modality is for those people who need to have the professional opinion of a psychologist. about something that worries them or a specific problem If it is not attended to in this way, it is most likely that the consultation would not be made.
What is offered is evaluate and respond to the questions sent by the person in a completely individualized manner What must be clear is that the response is advisory and does not in itself imply psychotherapeutic treatment.
With online psychology you can access the best psychologists from anywhere in the world, directly and without waiting or unnecessary travel, through online consultation and psychotherapy.
