Online Therapist offers Effective Treatment for Depression

Jan. 6, 2012 - PRLog -- Depression affects most people at some time in their lives, but for some, the depression begins to take on a life of its own and bouts of depression consume the mind on a weekly or daily basis. It is important to understand that it is perfectly all right to seek help for your depression. It is not a sign of weakness that you seek help, but a sign of strength that you are prepared to do the work required to change your present state of mind.

Nevertheless, many people are not comfortable going to see a psychotherapist because it feels intimidating and embarrassing. Also, there may not be therapists available in your local area that you feel comfortable working with. This is particularly the case for people living abroad or in very rural locations.

Dr. Peter Strong, a professional psychotherapist, author and teacher is attempting to help people with depression who prefer not to go to a local therapist by providing Online Therapy and Counseling via Skype. Everyone who has tried this innovative approach reports that they feel very much more comfortable talking with a therapist online than in the clinical setting of an office. Skype video chat allows you to have a face-to-face session with a therapist, but without having to leave home. It is so much more convenient and reduces the barrier to getting the help and guidance you need to overcome your depression, anxiety or other form of emotional suffering.

Watch this short video about Online Therapy with Dr. Peter Strong:

http://youtu.be/J3Az1VwZ1AQ



The method that Dr. Strong finds most effective for online therapy is called Mindfulness Therapy, a system that he developed in the 1980’s in Boulder, Colorado, and is now making available worldwide via the internet. The secret of this extraordinarily effective approach is that it teaches us how to overcome our habitual tendency to react to our painful emotions with aversion, or by deliberately trying to distract ourselves through the use of alcohol, drugs or some other form of addictive behavior. “If you fight the emotions, they only grow stronger. If you ignore them, they simply fester like a sore in the psyche” says Dr. Strong in his book, ‘The Path of Mindfulness Meditation.’ It is surprising how much energy we expend trying to fight our pain or deny it. This is what causes our suffering and perpetuates our suffering. If we spent a fraction of that time that we spend fighting our pain on sitting with our emotional pain and attending to it with mindfulness, friendliness and compassion then it has a far better chance of healing.

In mindfulness therapy sessions, clients are taught in great detail how to “sit” with their depression and the core feelings associated with their depression. This is a skill and requires guidance from someone trained in the art since our habit of reactivity is so strong and ingrained, but it is achievable after a few sessions of Mindfulness Therapy. Once you change the way you relate to your depression and anxiety, sadness and emptiness, from habitual reactivity to present-centered mindfulness and natural compassion you will be amazed at how quickly things change for you.

Dr. Peter Strong, Director of the Boulder Center for Mindfulness Therapy and author of ‘The Path of Mindfulness Meditation’, is making Mindfulness Therapy available online via Skype for people who want to overcome their anxiety, panic attacks and depression in the comfort of their own homes.

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