About Dr. Carrie and Her Email counseling Advice services

Life Advice Online was started to provide email counseling for relationships and other situational conflicts for people who do not like conventional therapy.

Dr. Carrie holds a masters and a doctorate degree in clinical psychology. She has experience in private practice including individual, family, and child counseling. She also has experience in social services and family court.

Life Advice Online is a place you can receive personal and professional email counseling without being involved in ongoing therapy.

What exactly is email counseling?

Email counseling aims to achieve the same goals as regular face to face counseling: clarifying and solving personal problems, gaining insight and increasing self awareness, healing and growth. You need to be willing to engage in written therapeutic communication through email to achieve success.

 Email counseling depends entirely on the written word and honesty. Unlike face to face counseling, online email counseling can not rely on visual and vocal cues and clues.  The personal issues being discussed whether is has to do with marriage, divorce, depression, grief, frustration, anger, children, behavioral issues,  or anxiety, whatever the issue is must be typed out in words.  This can be a tremendous advantage as it requires some thought.

Another unique feature of online email is the anonymity.  Often clients feel much more at ease knowing they are not that exposed.  It is less threatening.  There is a tendency for greater self disclosure. Clients are often more honest more quickly.  This is good for therapeutic process.

E mail counseling is also very flexible and accommodating not being tied to a set location, appointments, drive time and parking.  Emails are conducted in the comfort of your own home on your own time schedule.  With wireless technology you can engage in email counseling almost anywhere.