So I thought I'd share...just because I was curious, I decided to check this out. I went to where IRL mentioned, betterhelp.com. I saw they offered a 7 day free trial, so I thought it can't hurt, lets try it. It took a couple of days to get "picked up" by a T. The first one I didn't care for at all. Too formal. And she had initials/abbreviations for EVERYTHING. That drove me nuts. She also told me to look up aspergers. She said most people with trauma histories have it. That was kind of a turn off too. I looked at the links she sent, including one on aspergers, and I didn't fit the "criteria." They say they don't diagnose. But kinda sounded that way to me. This first person also said she typically Emails twice a week. I didn't think it was worth the effort to do this, if it was only twice a week. Then she dumped me. I kinda laughed. Getting dumped in internet therapy...lol. They ask you to tell them a bit about yourself so they can help match you to the right person. In my description, I said I am IN THERAPY NOW. I said I was curious...and was looking at alternatives should I quit seeing my T. Makes sense, right? She eventually wished me well and said I could contact her if I decided to quit therapy. I told her I did not feel it was smart to quit with my T, considering this, without trying it out first. Duh. She misunderstood and must have thought I WAS quitting. I said I'm thinking about it, and looking at other alternatives. ANyway, internet T1, dumped. I was quickly picked up by another. Same thing. "Too confusing" interacting with more than one T. She, too, invited me to contact her after I quit f2f T. Now I was a bit frustrated, because I mentioned this in my intro. Anyway, I have now been picked up by a third T. I made it CLEAR I am IN therapy yet again, and also told her I was dumped by two in two days because of this. I didn't want to say two words to her until I knew she was ok with this. She is. I know there are a few people here who have more than one T. I don't see why it's such a huge deal. Anyway, so internet T3 picked me up, we had a few interactions, then she was going to be gone for a training conference. So my trial, I believe, ends tomorrow....and unfortunately I really haven't gotten a feel for it at all. I wish I'd have found T3 first. She seems nice, and she's open to the fact that I am currently in therapy, but exploring other options.

So, if anyone is considering this, just wanted to say, given my experience, it may take some time to find someone who is open to it if you are currently in therapy. I was just curious and wanted to check it out. Honestly, I haven't gotten anywhere....that one week free trial really was spent finding someone who would actually talk to me since I'm in therapy.

Unfortunately I didn't see any 50% off discounts...and I'm not sure if I'll continue after my free week is done (tomorrow). Maybe I'll give it one more week to get a feel for T3, who is ok with me being in therapy currently. I looked her up (all three encouraged me to) and she's just the next state over. One I had from CO, one from TX...