Whether they live in the cities or in rural areas, it can be difficult for older adults to get to a therapist’s office because of weather, lack of transportation, health issues that make driving difficult or impossible, or any number of other reasons. Online therapy gives a person the opportunity to work with someone that they might not have otherwise and to do it in a surrounding they are comfortable in.

It isn’t that a person cannot change, sometimes they don’t have the information, or skills needed to make the changes happen so that is where I come in. I might help them with changing their ways of thinking or their behaviors; sometimes it can involve just listening. I do not believe in a “cookie cutter” or “one size fits all” approach to therapy. I think it is important to use proven concepts and skills which address the issues or concerns of my client while respecting their beliefs, values, and life experiences. This is why therapy must be tailored to each person. There were times when I found that therapy could be enhanced by including a person’s religious or spiritual beliefs, or their cultural values as key components of the work being done.

I have always been the person that strangers talk to about “Life, the Universe, and Everything.” I find that helping someone to change their life or to get through a tough time is rewarding for me in different ways: I have the privilege of assisting someone with making changes in their life or themselves and by helping them through this process, and I often find that I have learned something that helps me to grow as well.