A session of online therapy can conveniently be had from the comfort of your own home, sparing you the hassle and expense of travel.  Also, online therapy provides the patient with an enhanced feeling of anonymity.  At home alone, a patient may find it easier to express their thoughts and feelings, free of the embarrassment that comes with sharing the same thoughts and feelings while face to face with a stranger.  There are also inherent benefits that come with expressing oneself with the written word rather than verbalizing them, and online therapy taps into the curative nature of writing and uses it to promote mental health.