Posted by Pfinstegg on January 6, 2005, at 20:42:45
In reply to Why is e-therapy supposed to be second rate?, posted by alexandra_k on January 6, 2005, at 17:43:43
There are people here, especially those with established relationships with their therapists, who seem to get a lot out of either e-mail or, perhaps more, phone sessions. Still,I do keep in mind that those of us with abuse and neglect issues do not have sufficient neuronal connections in our brains for proper emotional self-regulation. I've come to believe that an actual relationship with a therapist is vital- the opportunity to look at him/her, to hear his voice, feel what her presence is actually like- is crucial to developing those additional connections that we need to be able to soothe and calm ourselves, as well as to gain a fundamental sense that there is a loving, caring person for US.
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