Proven: Real help is just a phone call away
by Mira and Charles on October 9th, 2009We started doing it way back in 1991. We knew it worked and was cost effective. Now new research confirms that. Doing what?
Phone-based therapy. You know: doing therapy with people over the phone rather than in person. And there is now growing confirmation that it is a good idea. A new study, focusing on treatment for depression, shows that people really do benefit from phone therapy. You do not need a face-to-face meeting to benefit from therapy. Previous studies show comparable benefits for people with other problems.
The point is that the active ingredient that makes therapy work is the right therapist using the right treatment. (Of course the right therapist will use the right treatment!) In the case of depression, that is, of course, cognitive-behavioral therapy. Success has nothing to do with whether you meet in person or over the phone.
This is important for you. It means you are no longer limited to finding help for your problem, whatever it is, from someone local. You can get the best therapist available regardless of geography.
We’re proud that we have been part of this for a long time. We didn’t start out with phone-based therapy as a goal. But when our first book, Parent/Teen Breakthrough, came out in 1991, people contacted us in need of real help. But many were far away. Travel expenses and the time involved meant seeing us in person was impractical. So we started working with people by phone. And we were amazed at how helpful it was.
Then when Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay came out in 1996 and became an international best seller, people started contacting us from all over the globe.
Make no mistake: We still see people in person when possible. But seeing people by phone has meant that every single week we work with patients from all over the world, from Australia to Japan, from South Africa to Poland, from England to the Middle East, and of course from all over the United States.
It works. It works well. It saves money and time. If you need help for a personal or family problem, if you’ve been thinking of seeking help, you should check us out here at The Chestnut Hill Institute. It starts with an email. After that, we’re only a phone call away.
