Is it possible to do therapy remotely? Absolutely yes, scientific evidence demonstrates that online therapy is an effective tool, which allows for example to choose a specific professional who is not located in our own geographical area (i.e. Expats looking for their native language speaking therapist, whoever interested in one specific therapeutic approach and unable to find professionals available in their living areas).

Let’s keep in mind that this is, to all intents and purposes, a healthcare service, therefore, to make it as effective as an in person session, it is important to maximize care towards the setting. With an online setting is essential, as we would like to feel it in our therapist's office, to create a good space for ourselves, free from distractions and in which we can focus and take care of what we are doing. This means, for example, silencing your mobile phone, and avoiding using it for the video call, prefer to it a larger and more fixed screen, without visible notifications. It is also useful to choose a place where we will be quite comfortable and where no one will have the opportunity to come in and disturb us for an hour. Finally, let's appear as we would do in person in a studio with a professional, as we are still having a clinical interview, even if we are at home.

Online sessions and interviews take place in full compliance with the Privacy legislation in force and in full compliance with the provisions of the guidelines for via internet and remotely psychological services, dictated by the National Council of Psychologists.

The choice to use the remote modality is in any case agreed with the professional, who first assess its feasibility and whether/how much it is clinically recommendable for each individual client.

In terms of feasibility it is important:

• have a good internet connection
• ensure the privacy needed for the entire session, which must therefore take place for both client and professional in a private, confidential place (e.g. using headphones) and in the absence of undeclared third parties.

Finally, it is good to keep in mind that online treatment is not clinically advisable for all pathologies and therefore, in some situations, the professional can decide to exclude this possibility and/or consider carrying out online sessions only in exceptional and agreed cases ( e.g. periods abroad, accidents).