The history of Internet online counseling began approximately forty years ago. The first twenty years of online counseling promoted free source educational and therapy ideals. Like many other online services that began after the dawn on the Internet, the online counseling concept was developed between educational and research institutions with the desire of promoting a stronger learning environment. Below is a synopsis of the history of online counseling.
In October 1972, one of the first demonstrations of the Internet was a simulated psychotherapy session between computers at Stanford and UCLA. This took place during the International Conference on Computer Communication.
In 1976, not long after the introduction of the first personal computers, computer bulletin board systems began to come into service.
Beginning in 1979, the first national on-line services, the Source and Compu-serve, allowed nationwide on-line communication for personal computer users,.
In 1986, Uncle Ezra" (named for Ezra Cornell, the University's founder) was founded by Jerry Feist, Director of Psychological Services and and Steve Worona.
In 1995 John Grohol, Psy.D. began offering free mental health advice in a popular weekly public chat.
In 1995, fee-based mental health services offered to the public began to appear on the Internet.
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