Because of the unique qualities of the e-therapy, therapeutic change can take place in an anonymous or pseudonymous context. This provides a level of security and confidentiality that cannot be matched in the real world. I've worked in clinics where confidentiality was regularly breached because of thin walls, open doors, files sitting on doctor's and therapist's desks while they went on a break or to lunch, entire filing rooms gone unlocked and unmonitored, and the continuing breach of a client's privacy by third parties, such as insurance companies. For online therapy, you don't have to worry about any of these regular breaches of your privacy, especially since online therapy doesn't require personally identifying information in order to work. After all, therapy is about fostering change in people, not demographics.
Online therapy can be a more powerful, quicker change agent than traditional psychotherapy .
Also, as has been well written about and documented, people in online therapy tend to get to the point more quickly and do not spend sessions wasting time talking about issues of little relevance to the reasons that brought them into therapy. What It Is Not Online therapy is not illegal , when practiced thoughtfully and with careful consideration of the issues. Professionals who make well-intentioned claims about the illegality of online therapy are misleading professionals and the lay public. This issue may be decided some day, but as of now, e-therapy is a legitimate form of professional help. Nothing about online therapy suggests that it needs to be done at a distance, or that it is most effective at a distance.