Online counseling has become common as clients seek less expensive and more convenient methods to find practitioners who can meet one on one or in a group setting via a computer or phone. Rural residents find online counseling especially great, not having a counselor located near their home.
One popular online training available is called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites us to sit with what is. Like a Zen monk facing the rising sun, ACT teaches us not to fight thoughts or feelings, but to watch them come and go, like clouds across the sky.
ACT is not about silencing the mind. It is about hearing it clearly, without obeying every word. Pain may arise—anger, grief, doubt—but we bow to these guests rather than banish them. In doing so, we find space. In that space, choice. At its heart, ACT asks: What do you value? What do you stand for, even when the storm howls? Committed action grows from that soil, steady as bamboo.
ACT teaches us to hold gently: the moment, the breath, the self in its many forms. With mindfulness as our guide, we walk through discomfort, not around it. There is no perfect peace, only presence. No perfect self, only commitment. In acceptance, we are free. In commitment, we are home.
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One example of an online therapist and how it works:
Timothy Gordon is an author, teacher and social worker who provides extensive help for clients over the internet. Located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada he has been meeting with clients not only in Canada but in the United States over the internet using Zoom meetings.
He utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), useful treatments for many issues including anxiety, depression, and trauma. His online treatment program "...merges mind, body, and spirit for genuine healing... promote well-being and resilience through the evidence-based processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), integrating yoga and mindfulness into a hands-on, skill-focused approach."
Gordon specializes in treating attachment and trauma-related disorders, and with his team works to reduce PTSD and Complex Trauma symptoms with evidence-based treatment.
One 12-week group he offered is the "ACT Skills Group." Meeting weekly with about a dozen participants Gordon leads a discussion about learning sets of skills, recognizing so-called "hooks" that take our thinking away from positive values and behaviors.
The participants break into small groups while online and discuss the techniques for the week among themselves and them return back to the entire group for a wrap-up of the hour. Handouts are shared with the participants via downloads during the session as guides for next week's session.
Links:
TheZenSocialWorker.ca (Timothy Gordon)
Videos via YouTube (Timothy Gordon)
Impowerfl.org (Longwood, Fl online services for uninsured and low income)
Free Resources And Counseling in Florida
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