Episode 50 - Online Therapy w/ DeeAnna Merz Nagel

Psychologist Dr. Jim Weaver, Psychotherapist Hughes Kraft and Couples Therapist Dr. David Sanford talk about important topics in the area of psychology and personal growth and achievement. Join us with your questions and comments on this weeks topic – “Online Therapy” with our special guest DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LPC, psychotherapist, consultant and international expert regarding online counseling and the impact of technology on mental health. DeeAnna is co-founder of the Online Therapy Institute and past President of the International Society for Mental Health Online. She has a breadth of knowledge about online counseling and supervision specializing in text-based counseling and supervision via chat and email. DeeAnna’s expertise extends to assisting individuals and families in understanding the impact of technology in their lives from normalizing the use of technology and social media to overcoming internet and cybersex addictions and has written and lectured on many issues with online counseling including ethical considerations for the mental health practitioner with regard to online counseling, social networking, mixed reality and virtual world environments. Plus our regular feature “A Minute on the Mind” where Dr. Mark Kiefner, Clinical Director of Bayside Neurorehabilitation Services, brings us some of the latest and most interesting in brain research on the topic(s) of the day.