I do believe the benefits are greater than drawbacks. I do mostly tele counselling and have over 20 years experience in different modalities. (I do not do email counselling so I can not speak to that). With tele, rapport comes quickly and efficiently. Clients get right to the heart of the manner in a way they do not in in-person sessions. Just my thoughts. The one area where tele is, I think, too complicated is family sessions with more than two clients. The flow of conversation is more difficult the more people that are on the line. Just my thoughts, feel free to share. Happy to see this discussion on here.