Many thanks for your comments, and I sure think you hit the nail on the head with your observation about access to software and marketing as distinct from devotion to service. (And WOW do some mental health professionals present a different face ‘behind the scenes’, where it’s all ‘business’ and ’smear the competitor’, than they do on their own websites…) Having said that, I believe there are still lots of genuinely caring (and competent) people out there, trying their best to make a positive difference.

In any case, you asked about contemporary training for online counselling. My own views on this are available on the page on the Current State of Online Mental Health Training. I’m sorry that I can’t be more positive about this (or, indeed, about the topic covered in the blog post above), but I’m just writing from my own experience. When and if that experience begins to change, I’ll certainly post an update or two!

All the best,
Greg

I wonder when you can direct me please to a useful contemporary training for online counselling, thanks? Im based in Canberra Australia.
Ruth Howard