“Hello, Can You Hear Me?”: Narratives of Online Mental Health Counselling Among Filipino Adults During the Pandemic

• Main Authors: Dela Cruz, Edlene Nicole M, Marcelo, Rohann Cris A, Naling, Bea Ysabelle M, Ty, Welison Evenston G
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: COVID-19 pandemic; Filipino counselling; mental health help-seeking; mental health narratives; online counselling; Clinical Psychology; Counseling; Counseling Psychology; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental and Social Health; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/384; https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12592
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Filipinos are often reluctant to seek professional mental health (MH) help. However, literature reveals that online counselling is preferable to face-to-face (F2F) MH services, with the pandemic possibly magnifying technology's anonymity and disinhibiting benefits. To further explore facilitato...