What We’re Up Against

As many of you have experienced, COVID-19 and social distancing are increasing stress and anxiety for all of us. Psychotherapists have to be nimble to provide services our patients/clients so desperately need. While in-person therapy sessions may not be possible, teletherapy is an effective method of connecting with patients/clients. 

Transitioning to teletherapy creates its own set of challenges. As a therapist, you might be overwhelmed with concerns about how to practice remotely while ensuring that your patients/clients get high quality care. Best practices for teletherapy remain unclear and are another source of anxiety. 

One Approach — Self-Connection Psychotherapy

I have practiced remote forms of psychotherapy for more than ten years. Out of that experience, I’ve developed Self-Connection Psychotherapy, a form of therapy that benefits from using videoconferencing. It teaches patients and therapists to observe their facial expressions. As a result, they increase awareness of their own emotions and are able to move through therapy more quickly. 

In the past several months, our team has held seven free drop-in training sessions to help therapists get online. I also presented a demonstration of SCP as an effective online therapeutic approach to Kristin Osborn’s online therapy drop-ins for her Affect Phobia Therapy (APT) group. We followed those up with an intensive course, “Six Weeks to Optimizing Online Therapy Using Self-Connection Psychotherapy”. The course is helping therapists learn the clinical benefits of teletherapy. Moving forward, we will be providing more opportunities to be involved in intensive trainings. Watch this page for more information as it becomes available.