Online counselling: An initial examination of the process in a synchronous chat environment

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-227

  Mallen, Michael J ^a   Jenkins, Indria M ^b   Vogel, David L ^b   Day, Susan X ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyber therapy; Internet psychotherapy; Internet therapy; Online counselling; Online therapy; Web counselling

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051962927     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733145.2010.486865     Document Type: Article

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