September 15, 2008
Can therapy on your mobile really work?
Depressed? Phobic? Broken-hearted? If so, the world's first download-to-mobile therapy service promises to soothe your troubled mind. My Mobile Guru offers life-coaching, counselling and therapy for a whole host of ills, from anger management to infidelity and even the shock of cancer diagnosis. The Guardian reports.
"Simply visit mymobileguru.co.uk and download the appropriate message to your PC or mobile phone.
The idea of online therapy is not a new one - What makes My Mobile Guru stand out from the cyber-therapy crowd is that you get your sessions on the move - counselling in the chip shop or psychotherapy in the pub.
Not everyone thinks it's a good idea. According to Phillip Hodson, fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, research into what makes therapy work has found the relationship between therapist and client to be the primary agent of healing. "You can't have a relationship with a mobile phone download," insists Hodson.
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