{"id":10,"date":"2026-01-04T15:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinetherapyservice.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:00:43","slug":"this-isnt-an-online-therapy-service-anymore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlinetherapyservice.com\/","title":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve found your way here, you\u2019re welcome."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinetherapyservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropedtreelogo-e1621848054339.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19\" style=\"width:645px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlinetherapyservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropedtreelogo-e1621848054339.webp 500w, https:\/\/onlinetherapyservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropedtreelogo-e1621848054339-300x124.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This website no longer provides online therapy at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This may change very shortly so watch this space.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> For now it\u2019s a signpost to a self-help space called betweenpaths.com built around free self support and a new free private journaling app that\u2019s currently in closed beta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this exists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome. If you\u2019ve found your way here, you\u2019re in the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This website is no longer a traditional online therapy service. Instead, it has become a <strong>signpost<\/strong>, a quiet corner of the internet designed to point you toward resources that empower you to find your own way to heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where to go from here:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betweenpaths.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BetweenPaths.com<\/a>:<\/strong> My new home base. This is where I share my writing, my journey, and my thoughts on personal discovery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/betweenpaths.com\/between-paths-journaling-app\/\">The Private Journaling App<\/a>:<\/strong> I built this for anyone who needs a safe, private space to process their thoughts without worrying about data or servers. Your words stay with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/betweenpaths.com\/between-paths-podcast\/\">The Podcast<\/a> (Coming Soon):<\/strong> I am currently developing a series of conversations about &#8220;good&#8221; vs &#8220;bad&#8221; therapy, the messy reality of recovery, and navigating the world as a neurodivergent person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Note on the Shift<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I realized that for many, the most powerful healing happens in the quiet moments between sessions. I am now focusing my energy on building the tools and sharing the insights that make those moments possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know I will still be avoidant from time to time\u2014it\u2019s a part of who I am\u2014but I am committed to chipping away at these projects to ensure they remain a helpful resource for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s never too late to come in from the cold.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A note about harm and why education matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years I\u2019ve also seen the damage a bad therapist can do. Not just \u201cit didn\u2019t help\u201d  I mean harm that leaves people doubting themselves, ashamed for needing support, or afraid to try again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s one reason these projects exist. I believe education reduces vulnerability. When people understand what good support looks like  and what the warning signs are  they\u2019re less likely to be manipulated, dismissed, or kept small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some corners of the therapy world can be strangely intolerant of people who want real respect and compassion. People can be treated like an inconvenience for asking questions, wanting clarity, or not fitting neatly into a system. I\u2019m not interested in work that requires people to shrink themselves to be helped. I\u2019m interested in work that protects agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online work isn\u2019t \u201cjust a laptop\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing I\u2019ve noticed over the years is that some therapists buy a laptop, open a video app, and assume that\u2019s \u201conline therapy\u201d sorted. Maybe that works for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But my own experience was more like a long apprenticeship. Because when you take your work online, you don\u2019t just change the room. You change the risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you only ever see clients through a doctor or an organisation, there\u2019s often some level of filtering and safeguarding around the edges. When you work online in the wider world, especially across regions or countries, you can\u2019t assume that safety net exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People arrive with real complexity. Real risk. Real vulnerability. Sometimes unclear identity. Sometimes unstable circumstances. Sometimes expectations that don\u2019t match what you can responsibly offer online. And if you don\u2019t truly understand the risks\u2014clinical, technical, and practical\u2014you can end up exposing clients (and yourself) to harm without meaning to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes, I\u2019m cautious about it. Not because I\u2019m fearful. Because I\u2019ve seen what can happen when people go online without a solid, informed understanding of what they\u2019re taking on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A note on being human<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being human means carrying a strange blend of hope and limitation. We want to know who we are. What we can do. What we can survive. But we rarely learn our limitations through insight alone. We learn them through doing. Through trying. Through failure. Through the moments that bruise us into understanding the truth and sometimes that makes us face what we fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve achieved a lot by pushing forward with stubborn determination (if I just keep going, everything will work out). Sometimes that\u2019s courage. But I\u2019ve also learned that pushing on isn\u2019t the same as wisdom. You can push so hard you simply arrive at the crash sooner. There are seasons where progress looks like slowing down. Like listening. Like admitting this is not working, quietly and without drama, <em>this way isn\u2019t doing it<\/em>. And choosing to turn before pride turns into damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life has another truth hidden inside it: it\u2019s indifferent. Unpredictable. It doesn\u2019t organise itself around what we want, or what we feel we deserve. It can knock us down and keep moving, not out of cruelty, but out of nature. Even if we have a destiny we can\u2019t avoid, it\u2019s hidden from us, and any thoughts of predetermination have to come from pure speculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I learned that getting angry at life leads nowhere, because life isn\u2019t an opponent. It isn\u2019t even aware. We exist inside it the way grass exists beneath our feet unnoticed, not because we\u2019re hated, but because we\u2019re not in its awareness. Life doesn\u2019t hate us. It simply happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And strangely, that realisation can bring relief. Because if life isn\u2019t personal, we don\u2019t have to live personally wounded by it. We can grieve what hurts. We can learn what we didn\u2019t know before. We can adjust our steps. And we can keep our humanity steady, awake, and intact even when life does what life does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, I\u2019m starting up a podcast you can find out more on the between paths website, just another new venture that might fail or might take off. Honestly, only time will tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I do feel the pull back to old ways, it is possable that I may offer online therapy again. Not as a promise, and not as a return to the old setup more as an openness. If it feels aligned, and if there\u2019s a genuine demand, and if I have the time, I\u2019m not closed to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I met so many remarkable people in my years as a therapist accompanying them on their journeys was a deeply privileged experience. I learned a lot not just professionally, but as a human being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were times I\u2019d sit with a client and often wonder whether I could have survived what they went through. And the honest answer is I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m not sure anyone can know from the outside. You can empathise, you can care, you can imagine, but some things can only be understood from within. You have to live them to truly understand them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, these projects are self-help spaces built around journaling  with therapy as a possible future path, if it fits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Between Paths<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/BetweenPaths.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/BetweenPaths.com<\/a><br><strong>Between Paths Journal (Closed Beta)<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/betweenpaths.com\/between-paths-journaling-app\/\">available via BetweenPaths.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small print<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These are self-help resources, not a replacement for therapy, and not crisis support.<br>If you\u2019re in immediate danger, call <strong>999<\/strong> (UK) or your local emergency number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past clients can 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