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E-therapy: caveats from experiences with telephone therapy.

¹Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu

Psychological Reports

|February 20, 2007

Summary

Telephone counseling highlights e-therapy challenges, including conversational drift, transference issues, and client control impacts. These factors affect the therapeutic relationship in remote mental health services.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Mental Health
Telehealth

Background:

The rise of electronic therapy (e-therapy) necessitates understanding its unique challenges.
Previous experiences with telephone counseling offer insights into remote therapeutic modalities.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and illustrate potential problems encountered in e-therapy.
To examine how telephone counseling experiences inform the practice of e-therapy.

Main Methods:

Analysis of experiences from telephone counseling sessions.
Identification of recurring issues relevant to the e-therapy context.

Main Results:

E-therapy may become overly conversational, diminishing therapeutic focus.
Challenges in managing transference and countertransference are amplified in remote settings.
Client's perceived control and the immediacy of contact impact the therapeutic dynamic.

Conclusions:

Awareness of these potential pitfalls is crucial for effective e-therapy delivery.
Strategies are needed to maintain therapeutic boundaries and manage relational dynamics in telehealth.