Digital Boundaries in Therapy: Navigating Professionalism in an Online World
Live Webinar: 5th Aug 2026
About This Webinar
The digital age has transformed the way therapists and clients connect, communicate, and access information. While technology offers new opportunities for engagement and accessibility, it also introduces complex ethical, professional, and relational challenges.
This webinar explores the evolving landscape of digital boundaries in psychotherapy, including social media use, online searches of clients, clients searching therapists, texting and messaging, email communication, and maintaining professionalism in digital spaces. Participants will examine common ethical dilemmas, boundary risks, and practical strategies for protecting the therapeutic relationship while adapting to contemporary modes of communication.
Designed for mental health professionals across disciplines, this webinar offers a clinically grounded and practical framework for navigating the increasingly blurred boundaries between personal, professional, and digital worlds.
FREE WEBINAR SERIES
Navigate Digital Boundaries with Confidence
Explore the ethical, clinical, and professional challenges of digital communication and learn practical strategies for maintaining clear therapeutic boundaries online
Webinar Details
Venue: Live Webinar (Zoom registration required. Please check your booking confirmation email).
Date: Wednesday, 5th August, 2026
Time: 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (Sydney/Melbourne/Canberra Time)
Cost: Free (Live Webinar Only)
A$19 (Live Webinar &/or Access to Recording for 90 days)
CPD Certificate: 1.5 Hours. CPD certificates are issued to attendees who meet one of the following criteria: attend the live webinar with at least 80% attendance, or watch the webinar recording and complete the associated assessment component.
FREE WEBINAR SERIES
Strengthen Your Digital Professionalism
Learn how to navigate the complex intersection of technology, boundaries, and professional identity in ways that support ethical and effective psychotherapy
About Dr Kris Rao
Kris is a psychotherapist & a psychoanalyst primarily providing long term therapy for complex trauma disorders. He is also a clinical supervisor for the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP) training program. He has a Master of Science in Medicine (Psychotherapy) and a Doctorate in Psychoanalysis. Kris teaches ethics & psychodynamic psychotherapy as adjunct faculty at universities and higher education institutions across Australia and New Zealand.