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What you need to know before choosing online therapy
Become an informed consumer of telepsychology services—learn factors to take into account when considering online therapy and explore additional resources.
Date created: October 7, 2015
What you need to know before choosing online therapy
With the click of a mouse or the tap of an app, you can have instant and inexpensive access to a therapist, or so make the claims of many new tools and technologies that want to take psychotherapy out of the therapist’s office and into whatever location you are connected to the Internet. Using the Web can be convenient for the many people who are comfortable using the Internet and looking for help.
But before you sign up, log in, and start chatting, there are points to consider about telepsychology.
Psychologists commonly refer to any therapy delivered by telecommunication tools or devices as telepsychology. You may hear it called Web therapy, phone therapy, text therapy or online therapy. Anytime you’re interacting with a psychologist using a website, a phone or a mobile app, you could be taking part in telepsychology services.
Technology can contribute to an evolution in how people receive psychotherapy or work with a psychologist. Researchers are taking great interest in telepsychology and telehealth, evaluating how well it works, especially compared to in-person, in-office psychotherapy sessions. But much like the technology, the research is still new, and there is a lot science doesn’t yet know.
There are a few points to consider before signing up for any services that are offered exclusively online or by telephone.
Why people like Web therapy
Web therapy has a lot of promise and offers benefits compared to in-person psychotherapy.
It can be convenient. Online therapy can take less time away from the office or your workday or worry about traffic. No need to travel miles to meet up with your psychologist. Dial a number or log in to a site, and the session can happen wherever you are comfortable.Compared to traditional in-person therapy... (To access the complete article go to:
https://www.apa.org/topics/online-therapy).
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