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Chapter 21 - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Online and by Phone

from Other Forms and Settings of Psychotherapeutic Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2023

Adam Polnay ,
Rhiannon Pugh ,
Victoria Barker ,
David Bell ,
Allan Beveridge ,
Adam Burley ,
Allyson Lumsden ,
C. Susan Mizen  and
Lauren Wilson
Foreword by
Nancy McWilliams
Adam Polnay
Affiliation:
The State Hospital, Carstairs and Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh
Victoria Barker
Affiliation:
East London NHS Foundation Trust, London
David Bell
Affiliation:
British Psychoanalytic Society
Allan Beveridge
Affiliation:
Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Adam Burley
Affiliation:
Rivers Centre, Edinburgh
Allyson Lumsden
Affiliation:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
C. Susan Mizen
Affiliation:
Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter
Lauren Wilson
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh
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Summary

Working online and by phone can be useful in certain circumstances. However, it is important to be mindful that psychodynamic therapy online or by phone requires a shift in frame, boundaries, and setting. In order for the therapy to remain helpful and containing, both therapist and patient should be clear on the new framework and be able to review and consider in-person sessions if needed. This chapter uses clinical examples to illustrate some of these differences and how they might offer opportunities and also challenges. In addition, it includes discussion on technical and practical issues to consider if embarking on psychodynamic therapy online or by phone.

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Psychodynamic psychotherapyonline therapyteletherapyframeboundariespandemic
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Cambridge Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy , pp. 300 - 309
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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