Teletherapy- Daily Reflections
Here are a few observations about teletherapy I have made during the past 6 mths. Perhaps you have also experienced some of these. Some of my new adult clients speak to me by phone for several weeks or months before I actually meet them at our agency. It is interesting that I start to develop an image of what they may look like as we talk several times per week. In some cases, I have been way off in how I imagined their appearance and in others I was close. No doubt they probably have some thoughts about what I look like during sessions. In addition, some of these clients are doing things while they speak with me and manage to multitask fairly well. They have told me they are doing laundry, cooking or baking, doing yard work, or household tasks. At times I wonder if they can pay attention to our discussion while doing other things. In most cases, it seems to work out and the sessions seem to be productive. It seems that teletherapy is a challenge, yet effective. Most of my clients do not complain about it and it seems to work.
Phil Feldman, PhD - Author- The Psychotherapy Manual- (Link) https://lnkd.in/d6R6j_A
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1 年Phil, Thank you for sharing ..
Clinical Director at Journey to Wellness
4 年Interesting observations. I have had similar experiences
Substance Abuse Counselor / County of Passaic
4 年I've noticed this during Zoom therapy groups. Clients are on screen/visible to clinicians and peers, but might be folding laundry or having to mute every so often if a child wanders into the room with a question. Yet they continue to follow the line of discussion and will apologize if there's any temporary distraction. I've even had clients ask if they could run to the restroom quickly, just as they would if we were in the group room. I do wonder about the shift back to in-person, it'll definitely be an adjustment period. Instead of logging in for an hour of group, clients have to factor in commute time and traffic (especially if they have a suspended license and need an alternate form of transportation), possible childcare, work scheduling conflicts, etc. Obviously we all made it work pre-COVID, so it'll work again, just have to be mindful of the adjustment.