Online Counselling has gained traction in the recent years with more people opting for this service which has led to the requirement of strong legal and ethical codes. This is all the more pertinent because internet goes beyond boundaries and nations to touch the lives of people all around the world.Different geographies have varied requiremnts as far as the legal and regulatory issues are concerned. For instance a pertinent ethical issue in this regard would be that whether it is legal for a practitioner to offer chat room facility to clients in geographies that is beyond their licensed or accredited jurisdiction of practice boundary (R.K. Elleven and J. Allen, 2004).