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Online Counseling

As more therapists and counselors move to do online sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic, we thought weu2019d share a couple of tips to make the most of your online video counseling sessions.

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Online Counseling

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  1. 9/1/22,10:59AM OnlineCounseling|NashvilleTN|OnlineTherapy Home/IntegrativeLifeNetwork /Business /10TipsforDoingOnline… 10 Tips for Doing Online CounselingLikeaWebPro As more therapists and counselors move to do online sessionsduring the COVID-19pandemic,wethoughtwe’dshareacoupleoftipstomakethemostof youronlinevideocounselingsessions. Youwantthetoolsandtechnologytofadeintothebackgroundasmuchas possiblesoyouandyourclientcandothedeepworktogether. Whetheryou’reusingZoom,Doxy,SimplePracticeoranothersolution,keepin mind, the biggest problems with online video meetings come down to the qualityoftwothings: YourInternet https://integrativelifecenter.com/10-tips-for-doing-online-counseling-like-a-web-pro/

  2. 9/1/22, 10:59 AM OnlineCounseling|NashvilleTN|OnlineTherapy AudioandVideo Hereare10tipsformaximizingthevideoqualityofyouronlinecounseling sessions: 1.EnsureSpeedy,Reliable Internet RunaspeedtestonyourInternetandcompareittoyouronlinevideoplatforms requirements.Thendotestcallswithacolleague,oruserunatestmeetingwith Zoom,DoxyandSimplePracticehere. YoumightwanttobumpupyourInternetpackage’sspeedtoensuregoodvideo andaudiostreaming,especiallyifyou’vejustgotthebasicpackage. 2.UseHeadphones Notjustoutofprivacyconcerns,butalsobecauseithelpswithpotentialaudio echo issues in online meetings. Often the headphones that came with your smartphonewillusuallydoagreatjobandplugstraightintoyourlaptop.Ikeep myheadphonesnearmydesk. 3.ConsiderAMic Ifyou’vegotarelativelynewlaptop,themicrophonefromyourlaptopwilllikelydo justfine.Ifyouwanttoupgrade,theRodeNT-USBMiniUSBMicrophone($99)isa greatbuyandcanbeusedtopodcastsandwebinarinterviews. 4.MinimizeBackground Distractions https://integrativelifecenter.com/10-tips-for-doing-online-counseling-like-a-web-pro/

  3. 9/1/22, 10:59 AM OnlineCounseling|NashvilleTN|OnlineTherapy Thinkaboutwhat’sbehindyouwhenyou’reoncamera.Ifyou’reworkingina makeshifthomeoffice,youcoulduseaChangingScreenbehindyou. 5.HaveGoodLighting Youwanttobesureyourfaceiswelllitonscreenatdifferenttimesofday.Isetup my desk directly in front of a window for natural light to illuminate my face, but youcanalsousealamp.Again,testoutdifferentoptionsandifyoudodayand eveningsessions.Aringlightlikethisoneisalsoanaffordablewaytogetsome lightonyourface. Raise Your Camera To Eye Level Ifyou’reusingyourlaptop,mosttimesyouarelookingdownintothecamera.But withonlinevideo,youwanttolookdirectlyintothecameraateyelevelsothatthe personontheothersidethinksyou’relookingrightatthem. Youcanuseasimplestorageboxtopropyourlaptop(andthuscamera)uptoeye level,oralaptopstandfor$20likethis. Turn Off Notifications And QuitAllApps Rightbeforeyouronlinesession,besuretosetDoNotDisturbonyourcomputer so that notifications don’t pop up during your meeting. You also want to quit all yourapplicationsexceptforthevideoplatformyou’reusingwithyourclientsfor acoupleofreasonsbutmainlytofreeupprocessingonyourcomputer. Also,putyourphoneonAirplaneModesothereisn’tanybuzzingorringing.Even onsilentmode,thebuzzesonadesknearyourmiccanbepickedupinthe https://integrativelifecenter.com/10-tips-for-doing-online-counseling-like-a-web-pro/

  4. 9/1/22, 10:59 AM OnlineCounseling|NashvilleTN|OnlineTherapy session. 8.UseFullScreenMode Whenyou’reinthesessionwithyourclient,useFullScreenModeonyourvideo platform,soyouseeyourclient’sfaceasbigaspossibleonyourscreen.This way you see facial expressions better and also minimize distractions on your screen(likeabrowsertaborfilesonyourdesktop). 9.GetClose ToWiFiOrEven Better,PlugIn Video uses a lot of Internet bandwidth and even though WiFi technology has gottenbettertherearestillintermittentissues.Ifyoucan,useanethernetcable fromyourcomputertoplugdirectlyintoyourrouter/modem.Andataminimum getascloseasyoucantoyourrouter. 10.HaveABackupPlan Technologywillinvariablyfail.Glitcheshappen.Alwayshaveabackupplanand optionsforonlinevideoandtheglitches.Formanythatmightmeanabackup phonenumbertocall,orabackupvideoplatform. © 2022IntegrativeLifeCenter|DualDiagnosisTreatmentCenterNashvilleTN |PrivacyPolicy| Sitemap|AddictionTreatmentCenterNashville|MentalHealthTreatmentCenterNashville https://integrativelifecenter.com/10-tips-for-doing-online-counseling-like-a-web-pro/

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