Summary
Industry: healthcare
Application: web-based
Database: mySQL
Tools&Technologies: Java, SSL, BlowFish, Perl

Opportunity
LifeCounselors.com is a counseling firm striving to provide a new resource for people struggling to cope with the everyday challenges of life. The founders conceived a website where everything that is available in a traditional behavioral health clinic becomes virtual, combined with the kind of resources available only on the Internet. They envisioned a counseling site complete with a library, a magazine, a mental health information center, a bookstore, a guided journal, counseling tips, training and career opportunities for counselors, as well as unique individual and group counseling opportunities for corporate and individual clients.

Solution
LifeCounselors.com web site was designed to accomplish these goals. Everybody who needs help can find a piece of advice there. The client visit starts with registration, then a counselor with a proper qualification is chosen and the meeting is scheduled. The meetings are held in online private secure chatrooms. The scheduling, payment processes, and counseling sessions are carried out through secure connections. The counselors' and clients' data are stored in a database. The site has an extensible collection of articles, a bookstore, counseling tips, training and carrier opportunities listings.

Benefits
Bringing counseling online is a win-win opportunity. Clients can talk to a professional psychologist from any point in the US or even being on travels without the need to spend time and money going to the counselor's office. Counselors get means for online business management (no need for paper work) and an ideal tool for online business progress.