better assistance was the fact that i could talk to my therapist at any point and so that’s what i began doing i was i was talking to my therapist non-stop through text message so we were texting back and forth talking to her non-stop um any any and everything that i was feeling i was talking with my therapist about it and um i decided that i wanted to do a video a video with her so i wanted to do a um a live the live video choice and so when i did that um the connection and the chemistry and all of the things that i felt like we built just wasn’t there and i didn’t.}

much better aid was the truth that i could talk to my therapist at any point and so that’s what i began doing i was i was talking to my therapist non-stop through text message so we were texting back and forth talking to her non-stop um any any and whatever that i was feeling i was talking with my therapist about it and um i chose that i wanted to do a video a video with her so i desired to do a um a live the live video alternative and so when i did that um the chemistry and the relationship and all of the things that i felt like we constructed just wasn’t there and i didn’t.}

For those who prefer working through issues out loud, it’s possible to set up an hour-long phone call with your therapist.Betterhelp Logo Yik Yak Logo…

The system doesn’t share your individual contact number with the counselor and whatever is done through the app.

You can also set up a video session with your counselor if you’re somebody who delights in face-to-face conversation. Simply log on at your visit time and your counselor will prompt you to start the video chat.

From the age of about 13 onwards, I’ve suffered from higher-than-seems-normal levels of anxiety, and while I have actually primarily come to terms with being jittery and a bit doomy, I certainly wouldn’t mind being less so. I’ve had counselling before, and it does assist.

And drawing back from my own (reasonably low-key) problems for a moment, could e-counselling be the answer to the mental health issues intensifying amongst under-30s? With cuts to psychological health services really starting to bite, digitised treatment could be simply the ticket for young people who currently filter almost every element of their lives– buddies, work, sex, home entertainment– through a screen.

Not everyone is entirely persuaded that moving psychological healthcare online is the way forward. “For me, what works in treatment is when you meet somebody face-to-face, in the same room,” says London-based psychotherapist Sandra Tapie. “You are familiar with not only what it’s like to talk with the individual, but how it feels to be in a room with them. Using Skype is the next best thing: it’s ‘sufficient’, but it does not produce the nearness, the intimacy, that truly gets individuals to open up and check out things.”

” I’ve performed some research into Skype counselling,” says London-based psychotherapist Dr Aaron Balick, “and it’s not the ‘functional equivalent’ of traditional counselling; it’s just not quite the very same thing. It’s really important that people who take part in it know that it’s a different experience from remaining in the space with somebody, speaking face-to-face.”