online counseling
Remote mental support
Online counseling is mental health support or therapy conducted through digital channels rather than in person.
Sessions typically happen via video calls, phone, text messaging, or email, allowing clients to connect with licensed therapists from home or anywhere with internet access.
The format appeals to people who face barriers to traditional therapy, whether geographic, scheduling-related, or due to anxiety about face-to-face sessions.
She started online counseling after moving to a rural area without local therapists.
- teletherapyMental health via distance
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- talk therapyPsychological treatment via conversation
- licensed therapistCertified mental health provider
- therapistMental health practitioner
screen · webcam · chat · sessions · mental health · mental health app · video call · remote · support · safe space · anxiety · depression · emotional support · confidential · appointment · virtual waiting room · headset · waiting room
- counselingpsychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy, couples therapy, individual therapy
- teletherapye-therapy, teletherapy, virtual therapy, telepsychology, telepsychiatry
- grief supportbereavement support, grief therapy, bereavement leave, consolation, mourning