Therapists and blogs?

As I peruse the blogosphere, I have yet to run across a blog that is written by a psychotherapist, at least not one that deals with things psychotherapeutic.  I wonder why that is?  It is true that there are reasons for therapists to fear blogging.  Blogging about issues they are faced with their clients would be a constant struggle with the limits of their obligations to confidentiality and there is always the "who has the time?" question.  However, the potential benefits of the communities you may create and the vistas of information you'll open for your practice are likely to outweigh these obstacles, not to mention the marketing potential for new clients. Are you an expert in a particular area of interest?  If you're interested in exploring this with us, leave us a comment by clicking on the comment link below and we'll be in touch, or you can send us an email (see Contact Us).

Comments

[ken]

Here's one that I know of, but alas, it's fallen silent as of late.

http://workingthrough.typepad.com/

[Marcia Reich]

I just came across this ... I'm not sure if you are reading posts about this topic. I found this because I am a psychotherapist who is in the midst of working on a blog. It's a complicated issue as I feel most therapists do not look at this as a professional venue and worry how it will look to both their peers and potential clients. I have wrestled with this myself but feel compelled to go ahead and do it - both as a way to market myself and to be a source of information for people who are suffering. I have a website but you just can't make a website as human - at least I don't think you can. The blog - as I am constructing it seems to convey my person - my humanness, etc. and I like it. I am also one of those people who is interested in keeping it fresh and informative. You have to want to do this. We'll see how others respond to it ...