Online therapy in Ireland can offer a steady way to meet for psychotherapy or counselling by secure video when this is clinically suitable. It can help when travel, location, work, caregiving, health, disability, or privacy needs make in-person sessions harder to arrange.
Dr Jonathan Haverkampf offers online psychotherapy and counselling by Zoom where online work is appropriate. This page is the main online therapy hub on this site. It is separate from the online counselling hub because online therapy is a substantial service route in its own right.
Online therapy hub
Use this page as the main starting point for online therapy in Ireland with Dr Jonathan Haverkampf. It connects practical booking routes, therapy topics, privacy and suitability questions, and safer alternatives when online work is not enough.
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Common therapy routes
When online therapy may fit
Online therapy may fit when you have enough privacy to speak freely, a reliable internet connection, and a situation that can be worked with safely between scheduled sessions. It may be used for anxiety, OCD, depression, grief, trauma-related questions, relationship patterns, stress, self-understanding, and therapy that focuses on communication, meaning, behaviour, feelings, or relationships.
- You can attend from a private room where you will not be overheard.
- You can use a stable device and connection, ideally with headphones.
- You know what to do locally if risk increases between sessions.
- You want a regular therapeutic conversation rather than a crisis or emergency response.
When online therapy may not be enough
Online therapy is not a crisis service. It may not be suitable if you cannot stay safe, someone else is monitoring or intimidating you, you cannot speak privately, technology is unreliable, or urgent medical, safeguarding, addiction-detox, psychosis, severe eating-disorder, or local emergency support is needed. In those situations, local urgent services or face-to-face assessment may be safer.
Privacy, location and technology
Online therapy needs practical planning. Before a first appointment, it helps to check where you will sit, whether anyone can overhear you, what happens if the call drops, and what local support is available if something becomes urgent. If you are outside Ireland, online work has to be considered carefully because local law, professional rules, privacy, emergency services, and clinical suitability can vary.
Online therapy, online counselling and online CBT
People use different words when searching: online therapy, online counselling, online psychotherapy, online CBT, virtual therapy, teletherapy, or online therapist. The words matter less than the quality of the therapeutic relationship, the professional background, the clarity of the boundaries, and whether the approach fits what you need. The related pages explain CBT, talk therapy, professional titles, and the difference between online therapy and self-help apps or AI tools.
How to begin
If online therapy seems like a possible fit, you can make an appointment, check the fees, or send a brief practical enquiry. Keep first contact brief and avoid sending private clinical detail by email or contact form. The first appointment can then be used to understand what is happening, whether online work is suitable, and what kind of next step would be safest and most useful.
Questions people often ask
Is online therapy the same as in-person therapy?
It is the same kind of therapeutic conversation, but the setting is different. Online work needs more explicit attention to privacy, technology, emergency planning, and whether video sessions are clinically suitable.
Can online therapy help anxiety, OCD or depression?
It may help many people with anxiety, OCD, depression, stress, grief, relationship patterns, and self-understanding, but suitability depends on the person, the risk level, privacy, and the kind of support needed. This page cannot assess your individual situation.
Is online therapy an emergency service?
No. If there is immediate danger, inability to stay safe, severe confusion, urgent medical symptoms, or risk of serious harm, use local emergency services or crisis support rather than waiting for an online appointment.