“Being able to do the exposure in her room was so much more powerful.”Owen, like the overwhelming majority of therapists, switched from in-person to remote therapy during the coronavirus shutdown. As the nation gingerly begins to reopen, many providers say that remote therapy is working so well and offers such convenience to their patients that they will continue with it even after the pandemic. Teletherapy could bring therapy to millions of people who need it. Dorian Mintzer, a 74-year-old psychologist who has continued to work during the coronavirus pandemic via teletherapy, at her home in Boston, Jun 22, 2020. In the pre-COVID era, these questions alone were enough to keep most providers from practicing teletherapy.

Source: bd News24 July 11, 2020 13:52 UTC