A little about me

When I was 16 I decided I wanted to be a therapist. Of course I wandered off that track from time to time, but I always returned. After attaining a counselling diploma in 2007 I discovered the internet as a vehicle for therapeutic interventions and began providing free counselling to anyone who wanted it—sourcing client’s mainly through Myspace. I was amazed at how busy I became, I made it quite clear I was a student in training, no-one seemed to mind, they just wanted someone to talk to. After promoting my free services in the virtual world of Second Life, I began forming waiting lists just to cope. After completing a literature review called ‘The Efficacy of Online Text-Based Therapeutic Interventions’ my confidence in the industry increased. Next year I will be undertaking an empirical honours thesis, investigating online counselling. The following year I hope to take my investigations further with a research degree. After this I'd like to help others learn online counselling skills, help develop online specific therapeutic application frameworks, supervise other online therapists and perhaps develop a handbook for future practitioners. I hope this blog will attract like minded people and we can share and discuss our experiences of cyberpsychology.