Distance Counselling Is Becoming Popular in Remote and Rural Areas - Bayridge Counselling Centre (1)

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Why Men Find It Difficult To Talk About Their
Problems
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In the past, if someone in a remote or rural
area, who needed professional counseling
services, yet did not have a clinic like ours in
their community, they had to commute several
hours or more to get the help they needed.
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This could be frustrating for some people because
of the lack of support in their local area, not
to mention the associated travel costs.
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As technology has advanced over the past several
decades, this has opened up different forms of
counselling solutions for people living in remote
and rural areas. Among the latest advances is a
new form of therapy called Distance Counselling.
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What Is Distance Counselling?
Distance counselling utilizes computer
technologies and an appropriate software
application, like Skype. Rather than having to
travel for hours to get help,
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for face-to-face sessions, your counsellor
schedules a time where you connect over the
Internet and speak face-to-face through the
Internet communications application.
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What Are the Minimum Equipment Requirements for
Distance Counselling?
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For the most part, you may already have
everything you require for distance counselling.
Ideally, you will need the following
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• A computer with a built-in or attached web cam.
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• The required communications software, which you
  will need to download, install, and configure on
  your computer.

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• A computer with speakers and a microphone for
  listening and speaking to your counsellor.

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• In lieu of speakers and a microphone, a telephone
  can be used for verbal communications, to
  supplement the video chat session.

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Another option is to use your smartphone or
tablet device, so long as it has a strong enough
wireless data connection through your
mobile/cellular provider and/or the ability to
connect to your high speed Internet connection at
home.
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What Types of Counselling Services Are Offered
for Distance Counselling?
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Most of the services offered here at Bayridge
Counselling Centre are available for distance
counselling.
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There are a few exceptions to this, like if you
want to experience our Virtual Reality
counselling/therapy, or in cases where you are
experiencing feelings of self-harm or suicide, or
aggressive thoughts of causing harm towards
others.
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However, we would be able to provide help if you
are able to travel to one of our locations for
actual face-to-face, in-person counselling
sessions.
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Is Distance Counselling Right for Me?
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To help determine whether distance counselling
would be a viable form of therapy, it is best to
contact us directly and speak to one of our
intake coordinators.
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Your intake coordinator will assist you in
matching you to the right counsellor that best
reflects your needs and evaluate whether distance
counselling could be beneficial.
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Initially, before beginning distance counselling,
it can also be helpful to schedule an initial
consultation appointment at one of our locations
and come in to meet your counsellor.
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To learn more about distance counselling or our
other services, please feel free to call Bayridge
Counselling Centre at 905-319-1488 today.
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