Online counselling and therapy

Abstract

Purpose

In this edition of digital innovations I will briefly discuss online therapy/counselling.

Design/methodology/approach

The online environment can offer a safe space for many individuals to seek support. The virtual world affords many features the offline world does not.

Findings

In this and the next digital innovations feature I want to look at this online support and how people provide, as well as, seek support virtually.

Originality/value

In this edition I will briefly look at online counselling with a focus on young people, who are a client group, research has found, often prefer to access mental health services online.

Citation

Prescott, J. (2022), "Online counselling and therapy", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 26 No. 3, pp. 197-200. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-04-2022-0029