Online Counselling in COVID-19 Pandemic - A Review

Among some of the unnoticed side-effects of COVID-19 is, that the mass anxiety and its long-term psychological effects are gradually increasing and obtaining deep-root day by day as the pandemic goes on. This has caused the need of getting psychological counselling and consultations online.

In some research, a significant increase has been noticed in the number of people looking for online health consultation providers and smartphone-based psychological counselling providers. The psychological impact of covid can be seen as increased anxiety, depression, and stress in populations in all over the world. 

Thus people are looking for online psychological help, as they are bound to stay at home due to quarantine and lockdown. To serve the rising demand for much-needed online psychological counselling services, lots of mental health service providers are moving to provide online counselling services to help people take care of their mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Here we will understand the role of online counselling in the time of pandemic in terms of accessibility and availability.

• Online health and mental health counselling promote long-distance psychiatric clinical care, psycho-education, and health administration even when people are in quarantine.
• Online psychological counselling and other interventions like online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are delivered through online video calling or telephone to avoid the spread of the virus.
• Online psychological counselling sessions can be booked for any day of the week and for any convenient and suitable time.
• Online counselling is prefered by the youth as it is technology-based and youth is more comfortable using video calling app like Zoom, Webex, Skype, and Google meet than travelling to a therapist's clinic.
• As per some studies, online counselling appears to reduce the orthodox social stigma that acts as a huge barrier for people seeking help for depression and other psychological issues.
• People who feel difficulty sticking to the in-person therapy sessions due to the hassle of travelling can easily connect with a counsellor online.

Online counselling is a convenient way to connect with a counsellor, all you need is an internet-enabled device or a phone to make the calls.

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