Virtual practice:
To contact Sian Green, please email sian@siangreen.co.za. Please note a change in admin or accounts enquiries, at present please contact Sian directly on sian@siangreen.co.za.
About Virtual Therapy
Therapy needs a few ingredients to be effective, a therapist and a setting. To be a productive therapeutic space in book the setting needs to offer a tranquil, calm or therapeutic environment and confidentiality. For me, these are core to my virtual practice, creating not just an internet or online medium for therapy, but a virtual experience of therapy. My virtual room includes a setting conducive for me to offer therapy with these ingredients intact. From your side, a confidential quiet space would be optimal for you.
For all bookings, please book via the online scheduler on the bookings page.
For Practice Manager contact Bianca on 084 240 2175 or admin@siangreen.co.za. Hours available: Monday – Friday 8:00 – 16:00.
Online therapy with Sian
Online therapy with Anize or Franchele
Online with Nqobile
Virtual therapy is the modern medium for therapy and continues to become increasingly more popular. This is face-to-face therapy just in a different medium, via zoom rather than you being in my consulting room. The convenience factor plays in here, where the time taken to drive to the consulting room is factored out, accessibility of services has increased in a big way.
Sian has been consulting via virtual means for a number of years, prior to COVID-19 pandemic, however the pandemic has without doubt fast tracked this medium for attending to ones’ mental health. I think it is quite wonderful, you can now access a clinician beyond your ‘most convenient location’. You can choose who you would like to consult with not just the shrink on the corner, selecting the best fit for you! How incredible!!
And… research in a few different studies show that online therapy is “at least equal to traditional in-office settings” (Mallen, Michael J.; Vogel, Rochlen and Day (November 2005). “Online Counseling Reviewing the Literature From a Counseling Psychology Framework”. The Counseling Psychologist 33 (6): 819–871.)
Though, virtual therapy is effective there are some limitations. If there are situations at play that are a threat to you or other or you are in an emergency situation, it is recommended that you seek assistance in person or attend a hospital nearby. In these instances please contact:
- Medical doctor
- SADAG: 011-234 4837 / 0800 70 80 90 / 0800 21 22 23
- Suicide Crisis Line: 0800 567 567
- Life Line: 0861 322 322 / 011-728 1347 / 012-342 2222
