Is cybertherapy the way forward for counselling and psychotheray?

The past 30 years has seen the Internet has revolutionize and give rise to countless opportunities in the communication and deliverance of counseling services (Sampson, and, Kolodinsky, 1997). Currently the Internet is used by more than 600 million people worldwide (Nua Internet Surveys, 2002), with surveys revealing that sought after health information is as widely used as music downloads or on-line shopping (Reuters, 2001). This medium of technology has created new possibilities for improving counseling services (aka "cybertherapy") and it …

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