Online counseling and its feasibility for couples and family

Abstract

The article clarifies the terminology, related to online
counseling, analyzes the opportunities of the counseling and online
psychotherapy, particularly in working with a couple and family,
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considers their advantages, including anonymity, confidentiality, security;
accessibility, mobility, expanding the vision of the therapeutic context; an
opportunity of using the most methods, the same as in offline counseling.
The article clarifies researches, which proves the effectiveness of consulting
online, defines the main problems, which clients discuss during online
counseling, provides practical recommendations regarding the organization
of the online counseling process and the consideration of the limitations.
of working in this way, defines the strategies of the behavior in case of
technical problems during providing psychological assistance