The 5 types of online counseling

These are the different forms of online counseling, and the functions of these services.

With the emergence of the coronavirus crisis, online psychotherapy has gained a lot of popularity both because of the options it offers without having to leave home to get professional help, and because of the mental health problems associated with this crisis.

However, online psychology services are much more varied than it may seem, and are not limited to the field of psychotherapy.

That is why in this article we will take a look at the different types of psychological assistance through the Internet..

Different types of services in the psychology online

Let's see what are the advantages of being able to have online help, and all the services that an online psychology center can offer to individuals, groups of people and companies.

1. Individualized online psychotherapy

This is the most demanded modality of online psychological support, and also the best known. Basically, it consists of a process of psychotherapy of several sessions and oriented to help a patient to overcome a certain problem, which may or may not be related to a particular problem.which may or may not be related to a psychological disorder.

In this sense, it is practically the same as the classic "going to the psychologist" done in person, the only thing that changes is that professional and patient do not have to be in the same room thanks to the video call technology that we have today. Moreover, it has been proven that its effectiveness is the same as that of face-to-face psychotherapy.

2. Assistance for couples and families

Another type of online psychology service is offered to families and couples with relationship problems.. Thus, distance psychological assistance helps people involved in dating or marriage relationships, or members of a family who may or may not live together. The aim here is to help manage conflicts, repair possible grievances, train in assertiveness, give the keys to better share tasks, etc.

3. Online group psychology

This service is based on offering group sessions for people going through similar situations. These "virtual spaces" in which several people participate (albeit in small groups) are ideal for sharing follow-ups and learning from the experiences of others without leaving home, for mutual support, and for finding inspiring examples and motivation in the face of certain problems: addictions, the death of a family member, etc.

4. Online support coaching for work teams

This online psychology service is based on offering personalized help for work teams in companies and organizations in general.. It focuses on the need to adapt to the challenges of the ever-changing organizational and work environment, training professionals to be more efficient in the workplace through elements such as time management, the establishment of a good workflow, the management of potential distractions, etc.

All this adopting a global perspective that goes beyond each individual separately and takes into account the collective in teams and departments.

5. Online support coaching for team leaders and HR technicians

Finally, this other variant of the online psychology service for companies intervenes on professionals who are in charge of employees, or who must manage and structure the work and communication methods in an organization. in an organization.

Although it shares similarities with the services of the form of intervention in the previous section, in this case more emphasis is placed on the development of soft skills linked to leadership, the training of the employees themselves, the application of good communication and conflict resolution protocols, etc.

In short, the role of CEOs, department heads, Human Resources experts and senior executives is taken on as a decision-making agent in order to make the right decisions from the middle and upper parts of the organizational chart; the objective is both to improve efficiency levels at a global level, taking into account the psychological variables of work, and to teach how to generate better organizational climates.

Do you want to have online psychological support?

If you are interested in any of these modalities of psychological intervention at a distance, we invite you to contact us; at 360º Psychology we offer all of them.

We are a team of psychologists with many years of experience and we have specialized in the modality of distance support by video call, and we offer services to both individuals and companies at a very competitive price. Ask us without obligation or access our website.

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