Diet Phone Counseling

Diet Phone Counseling Diet phone counseling is another interesting development where combining counseling with communication technology shows promise for relief. I have found research in recent weeks about the efficacy of phone counseling with weight... More

Diet Phone Counseling Diet phone counseling is another interesting development where combining counseling with communication technology shows promise for relief. I have found research in recent weeks about the efficacy of phone counseling with weight loss, smoking, depression, and anxiety. As insurance companies and clients realize the value of services like diet phone counseling, I am sure the face of counseling will change. Probably much less of the face to face meeting at the counselor s office type of thing, and more of the e-mail, chat, or video session, and perhaps there will be no insurance reimbursement at all. Sessions involving interactive and/or online technology are usually less expensive. Here is the article; "As the use of Internet and telecommunications services continues to grow, researchers have questioned the practice of telephone counseling for general mental health. But according to a study reported in the April Journal of Counseling Psychology (Vol. 49, No. Less