Abstract
This chapter covers the broad range of online counselling work, using the COVID-19 era as a point
of reference. It provides an overview of online applications of counselling and psychotherapy at pre-
COVID-19 time and informs the reader of how online counselling provision has been accelerated during
the pandemic. A theoretical overview of the key counselling and therapeutic processes as conceptualised
in the cyberspace which considers six distinct modes of online communication are provided. An evaluation
and the review of the latest efficacy and effectiveness research evidence of online counselling is also
provided. The key benefits and challenges of digitalised therapeutic interventions from the clients’ and
therapists’ perspectives covering pre and during COVID-19 are identified. Attention is drawn to existing
studies on counselling engagement, adherence, outreach, non-stigmatising counselling practices, power
imbalances in the counselling process, and therapy outcomes.
of reference. It provides an overview of online applications of counselling and psychotherapy at pre-
COVID-19 time and informs the reader of how online counselling provision has been accelerated during
the pandemic. A theoretical overview of the key counselling and therapeutic processes as conceptualised
in the cyberspace which considers six distinct modes of online communication are provided. An evaluation
and the review of the latest efficacy and effectiveness research evidence of online counselling is also
provided. The key benefits and challenges of digitalised therapeutic interventions from the clients’ and
therapists’ perspectives covering pre and during COVID-19 are identified. Attention is drawn to existing
studies on counselling engagement, adherence, outreach, non-stigmatising counselling practices, power
imbalances in the counselling process, and therapy outcomes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Digital Innovations for Mental Health Support |
| Editors | Julie Prescott |
| Publisher | IGI Global Publishing |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 251 |
| Number of pages | 277 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781799879930 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781799879916, 1799879917 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Nov 2021 |