Online therapy is not perfect, but has its benefits | Letter
by Letters from Science | The Guardian on (#5N45E)
Dr Chantal Meystre says video appointments enable clients to access a scarce resource on their own terms, and should be here to stay after Covid
Psychotherapy over Zoom may not be a panacea, but it has been a boon during Covid-19 lockdowns (Therapy via Zoom should make mental healthcare available for all - it hasn't, 3 August). I am an integrative psychotherapist and shied away from e-therapy in all forms, as it contravened my idea of the therapeutic frame within which I practised - rich with warmth and empathic relating.
With lockdown, I rapidly trained in online etiquette, contracting, indemnity, and safety and security. Zoom security was helpfully improved early in 2020. Could I be therapeutic digitally?
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