From time to time, I find a resource that I think will be of interest to my clients. This is the page where I will place links to the websites containing those resources.
Art
therapy outside of a clinical face-to-face setting is a relatively
new modality. I have successfully worked with a few clients who upload
their drawings to me so that we can look at them together during
telephone counseling sessions. The website at this link is another
psycotherapist's blog with an interesting discussion about the uses
and promotion of art therapy in general and some initial efforts
to explore this technique on the internet. |
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Stuart Klein, the founder of Tele-Therapist presents a brief exegesis of research done on the benefits and effectiveness of telephone therapies. |
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Read about a study reported in the April Journal of Counseling Psychology (Vol. 49, No. 2), finding that telephone counseling appears to be an effective psychological practice. |
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An interesting Wikipedia entry on the history, studies, advantages, and comparative advantages of telephone therapy and traditional therapy. |
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Jenny Wright offers Musical Therapy sessions through her website. Musical Therapy is another non-traditional form of counseling in which music is the primary therapeutic means for dialogue and alternate routes of communication. |