Members of the Teletherapist Network can join me on Zoom Jan 22, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time and listen to my thoughts on the topic. Not a member? Join free for two weeks! This offer is exclusive to patrons of Online Therapy Institute in partnership with The Teletherapist Network. The Teletherapist Network is an international… [Read More]
Chronic Pain and Mental Health Online Forum
Tuesday, December 8th I will be participating in a panel discussion about chronic pain and mental health. I am participating as a mental health professional and as someone who has chronic pain. And what does that have to do with Online Therapy Institute? I acquired a disability (sarcoidosis) over 20 years ago and for the… [Read More]
OTI welcomes new tutor, Kate Dunn
The Online Therapy Institute is pleased to introduce you to our newest faculty member Kate Dunn, a well-known name in the field and graduate of Kate’s original training company before launching OTI. Kate is a psychotherapeutic counsellor, supervisor and consultant currently working in private practice, both online and face-to-face. She first trained in online therapy… [Read More]
Bringing to Light the Ethics of Online Coaching During a Pandemic
What follows is an excerpt of an article entitled, The Ethical Framework for Technology-delivered Coaching: A Summary by Kate Anthony, DeeAnna Merz Nagel & Stephen Goss Coaching as a Profession Coaching as a profession continues to gain popularity and counsellors are in a unique position to harness coaching skills for utilisation in their counselling practices…. [Read More]
The Use Of Avatars In Psychotherapy
Avatar Therapy is not new. The term has been discussed theoretically for nearly twenty years. Now that virtual worlds have reached the mainstream and with the advent of gaming, many people understand the provocative power that exists with an avatar identity. People now live part of their lives virtually. Innovative uses of time both online and… [Read More]
On becoming a clinical supervisor: Logging necessary proof of experience
What is the importance of a clinical supervision log? It’s complicated. So let’s see if we can unpack this a bit. The interested audience here is generally UK and US though others may be taking supervision training through Online Therapy Institute as well. For the purposes of this post, I am focusing on two organizations:… [Read More]
Practicing with an Omnichanneled Approach is Essential
We are all experiencing change. Whether we are coaches, therapists or clinical supervisors we are all working differently since the onset of the pandemic. Some of us were in full-time in-person practices with never a thought to working online. Some of us were already practicing in-person and online. Some of us only agreed to online… [Read More]
Therapy and Supervision courses approved for CE in the US
That’s right! We currently offer 9 courses ranging from 3 hours to 60 hours and they are all approved for continuing education in the United States for psychologists, social workers, marriage & family therapists and counselors. The 9 courses that are approved for CE are listed below: Certified Cyber Therapist Introduction to Online Therapy Introduction… [Read More]