Text, transition and transference
This article first appeared in the December 2019 issue of BACP Children, Young People & Families, published by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. BACP 2020©...
Can online therapy mitigate coronavirus?
There’s no getting away from the news that is dominating the press at the moment. We are experiencing a global pandemic of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), an illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It’s widespread and it’s a public health crisis. The UK...
ACTO statement on use of platforms
This is ACTO's very short statement on the use of platforms. We do not have the time or the expertise to say something about every platform. Another reason is that technology changes fast that what we say today may not be true tomorrow. We are pointing towards one of...
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Advice from ACTO for CLIENTS and NON-ACTO THERAPISTS
ACTO is the leading organisation for counselling and psychotherapy online. Online therapy can be by : video, email. Instant messaging (text) or telephone. It is good practice for therapists to have protocols in place in case they are taken ill or incapacitated in some...
Anne Stokes on how she became an online counsellor
Our new patron Anne Stokes was one of the first to provide online counselling training in the UK. We asked her to share with us how she became an online counsellor. How were you introduced to online counselling? Just over 20 years ago, a good friend of mine, who I had...
Working online with an interpreter – is this even possible? Kate Thompson
I wanted to share some reflections on working with interpreters in online psychological work. This is in relation to a piece of work I did for an International NGO after three staff (all Afghani) were kidnapped and held for 24 hours by an unknown group in a remote...
OCTIA 2019 – Were You There? Jan Stiff
Unfortunately, I could not make the time to travel to Manchester but, as delegates can attend OCTIA online, I chose to do just that …. And felt that I got my online fee’s worth. On the OCTIA website the day promised … “The 2019 conference theme is focused towards...
How to keep online therapy safe and secure
In early November, The Guardian posted an article about Tim Berners-Lee idea for a new “contract for the web”. Tim Berners-Lee is the founder of the web and he is very concerned with the privacy of online users on the internet. Tim Berners-Lee has launched a global...
Self care when working online Sarah Worley-James
Self-care when working online In this age of digital technology, smart phones and improving Wi-Fi signals across the world, it is increasing possible to work across time zones and almost anywhere. This brings a flexibility and potential to reach out to a wider...
Blog post on ‘Hang Ups’
written by Rachael Klug therapyspace.online ; tutor for the Academy for Online Counselling and Psychotherapy acadtherapy ; Board member Association for Counsellors and Therapists Online https://acto-org.uk ; mBACP Rachael Klug explores the few highs, but mainly...
ORCHA introduces minimum compliance criteria for apps – a move that ACTO warmly welcomes
ACTO is one of ORCHA's partners, the world’s only comparison site of health and care apps. Both ORCHA, Private Practice Hub (which is part of this partnership) and ACTO are all equally passionate about helping people and professionals to find and compare health apps...
BBC video How to find the therapist for you featuring our member Myira Khan
Watch this BBC video on how to find the therapist for you. One of the therapists in the video is our member Myira Khan. http://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-43979875/how-to-find-the-therapist-for-you