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Is Online Therapy Finally Considered a Viable Option?

I was recently interviewed by the Stars and Stripes regarding online counseling and the article entitled Tricare Programs Offer Online Counseling posted last week.  Some of you may know that Tricare is offering online services now with a pilot program called TRIAP in which military and their family members can obtain assistance online via webcam.  [...]

Internet Safety for your Teen

I recently was introduced to an awesome website that I thought I would share with everyone.  The name of the site is the Kristin Helms Internet Safety Foundation and the website is http://www.kristinhelmsfoundation.org/. It is through tragedy that we are privy to such a wonderful collection of tips and information. Kristin met a sexual predator [...]

Are Your Online Relationships Real?

I posted yesterday on the Online Therapy Institute Blog about whether or not relationships online are valid or somehow “less” than the relationships we experience face-to-face.  My post spoke primarily in the context of psychotherapy, but I thought it an interesting notion to pose here.  What do you think?  Are relationships experienced online via chat [...]

Sex and Technology- What About Your Kids?

In an effort to better understand the intersection between sex and cyberspace with respect to attitudes and behavior, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com commissioned a survey of teens and young adults to explore electronic activity. These tips are offered in the publication as a result of the study. 5 [...]

Private Practice opens in Rumson, New Jersey

I have expanded my online counseling services with the creation of Online Therapy Institute and with a recent relocation to New Jersey, I have opened a private practice. My practice is located in Rumson, NJ, in monmouth county and on the Jersey Shore.  My office is but a train ride away from New York City which is [...]