ONLINE SUPPORT CALLS AND COUNSELLING
Do you need online support and psychological counselling? Maybe you’re going through a crisis or facing a difficult life issue. It can be about relationships, about life choices or about an unexpected and difficult setback in life. In such a situation, psychotherapy, with regular counselling over a long period of time, may not be necessary, but support sessions and psychological counselling can often suffice.
Through my broad experience as a psychologist and psychotherapist, I can offer mapping, counselling and supportive sessions to help you increase understanding and manageability of the difficulties you are facing and how they are affecting you.
Do support and counselling sessions work through video calls?
As a psychologist, I was hesitant about Internet therapy for a long time because I thought that the contact in the relationship would not be as strong and present as in physical meetings. During the pandemic, however, I started to try giving treatment via video call and was surprised that it worked so well. That a strong relationship and an effective conversation with presence can be maintained even though the therapist and the client are not in the same room. However, I don’t think Internet therapy is for everyone. Some have a need for the physical space and the meeting in the room. Others find it easier to feel safe and present through the voice and the contact that can be made through the image. The practical benefits of online support and psychological counselling are obvious, not least in terms of increased accessibility.
Why private support and psychological counselling when the cost is higher?
In Sweden, short-term psychological treatment is available in primary care or through online psychological services where the patient pays only a low publicly subsidised patient fee. However, the treatments offered are limited in time and the treatment focus offered is usually CBT. In some places the waiting time is long. For clients who want continuity of treatment, a different treatment approach or to avoid waiting times, it may be worth paying more to get treatment that meets their needs.