TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chester,Andrea
AU  - Glass,Carolyn A.
TI  - Online counselling: a descriptive analysis of therapy services on the Internet
SN  - 03069885
AV  - LB1027.5 BRI 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Online counselling
KW  - Information communication technologies
KW  - Therapy services
N2  - This study investigated the emerging practice of online counselling. Although the traditional practice of counselling involves face-to-face interaction between counsellor and client, a growing number of practitioners are providing counselling or therapy services via the Internet. In the present study, a total of 67 online counsellors completed a questionnaire exploring the backgrounds, services, fees, and communication technologies of practitioners offering online counselling to the public. Results suggest that online counselling is conducted by relatively experienced, primarily Western-based practitioners and is characterised by the use of email. Online clients are mainly female and receive relatively short-term interventions. Although the field appears to be evolving as its popularity increases, some ethical concerns raised by early research remain inadequately addressed
UR  - ttps://doi.org/10.1080/03069880600583170
ER  -