I had done phone sessions for almost 3 years back in 2012-15 when ex-T lived out of state during that time, so I felt like that was kinda preparation for doing zoom sessions. I think we might have tried skype once at the very beginning of the pandemic but we had computer problems. then we tried another platform which didn't work so well either and then ended up staying on zoom until she went back to in-person. One of the big differences for me, like LT said was having the dedicated space for therapy. Doing zoom sessions it seems like EVERY week, H found some dumb excuse or other to open the door to the room I was in to ask me a question. She and I both got pretty annoyed with him after awhile. Another big difference was the energy between her and I - it's just NOT the same on the phone or on zoom as it is in person.

However I will say one plus to the phone sessions - was that because she couldn't see me (more importantly I think, because I couldn't SEE her seeing me) we were able to talk through some difficult stuff that I hadn't been able to talk about in person before she moved away. And when the other options didn't work we could switch to a phone session very comfortably, having already gotten very used to them.

One time on a zoom session I turned off my video and she was not amused.

I hope it works well for you!