Do Telephone Sessions Work?

I am often asked if telephone sessions can be as effective as in person sessions.

Yes, in fact sometimes they are even more effective. I have a number of clients who are phone only, and others who combine phone and in person sessions.

Phone sessions have these advantages:

- Easier to fit into a busy schedule
- More efficient – less time “settling in”
- The client can be completely comfortable in their own familiar environment
- Easier to develop quick rapport
- Provides continuity of sessions while traveling

I do require my clients to use a headset with a cordless phone, or at least have access to a high quality speaker phone. My ears are very attuned to the subtle information available through a client's voice, so cell phones don’t work very well because of the poor quality connection.

Also, successful phone sessions require the client to be in a secluded place where she can talk freely, and move around a bit.

Phone sessions won’t work if the client is trying to fit them in to an on-the-go lifestyle by having them in the car while driving, or multi tasking in anyway. In order for clients to get the most out of a session, they have to focus on the session. The results will be worth it!