What Are the Benefits of Online Psychotherapy?

• It is widely available. This means that some psychotherapists are now also available to people who live in remote villages or areas from which it is otherwise difficult to travel to therapy every week. In addition, it is cheaper in terms of transport, parking and other similar costs, and it is also easier to fit into a schedule, since no time has to be lost on getting there.

• It is simpler to just show up for a session. For people who are on the fence about whether to go to therapy, or who may be stressed about it, any obstacles can present an extra challenge that may ultimately talk them out of going. For example, they need to get dressed, travel to the therapy location and so on, whereas now it is enough to just switch on the computer. Put simply, fewer steps are needed to get to therapy, and so there are fewer steps at which one can give up.

• Sometimes it can be easier to open up to someone else and share intimate information about yourself when you are in a safe and familiar environment. Also, anonymity is significantly greater, and there is no fear of running into other people in the waiting room.

• Until recently, online psychotherapy did not attract the attention of researchers, but lately it has become a hot topic, and for good reason. More and more people are turning to this form of therapy, and many therapists are opening their doors to this way of working. What recent research shows is that this form of therapy is just as effective as its classic version.