Is Teletherapy Really Effective?
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Remote mental health services have been around for a while, long before the pandemic. So, we've had plenty of time to study how well they work, and there are some encouraging findings.
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I definitely read this title as "Is telepathy really effective?" and i was like, wow, sci show??
Haha! Me too! :D
Me too! And I was so perplexed that it wasn't a question of whether it was real, but whether it was effective, that I was emidiatly hit with fomo, thinking I've missed some wild scientific discoveries lately.
@@rebella_alld5108 Hahaha!
Big same! 😂
Same!!! I thought I was the only one 😂
as someone with a disability that makes leaving the house hard, the increase of remote options have truly been a godsend!
liar.
@@Iamrightyouarewrong stop trolling pls
Would you happen to know any that take Medicare, friend? I would love to try some but all I've found don't take my insurance.
This. I am disabled and live in a rural area. Teletherapy has been huge for me.
same here!
I work in adult mental health services, primarily psychosis patients. The irony of having to ask someone things along the lines of:
"Are you having any paranoid, strange or intrusive thoughts? Do you feel like people are watching you, can you hear or see things that others can't? Any command thoughts coming from your phone, computer or the TV? Do you feel like people monitoring you through technology or hidden cameras..."
...all whilst saying this over a video call...
Straight up misread the title and saw “telepathy” and thought “hell has finally frozen over”
I've been seeing my therapist over video calls for many years, way before covid. They've always felt the same as in person, though I don't know if the phone would work as well for me. It helps to see the person's face.
Having transitioned from in-person therapy to teletherapy I can say all of this rings pretty true to me. I will also say that when I started therapy I was in a much worse place than I am now, and having someone to hug every week felt like water in the desert. Any therapy is better than no therapy, though, and it's important to get it however you can if you need it. (Edit: any therapy where you and your therapist have a good rapport. Bad therapy, where you and your provider are at odds, is probably worse than no therapy.)
I agree. It can sometimes take a while to find the right person.
I've worked in mental health for many years, with severely mentally ill clients, the kind that can be paranoid about technology. Telehealth did not work during the pandemic for some of our clients, but elevated them instead. We had to make special accommodations for certain clients to get the care they need.
Yeah, there need to be a variety of options because what helps one person can hinder another.
From personal experience I'll say, that like with many things relating to mental health it has a lot to do with attitude. If the predisposition of the patient towards teletherapy is negative (like mine) it's unlikely for the session to feel like it "accomplished" something, unlike most in-person therapy sessions.
Another factor for me personally, is that the meeting in person does allow the patient to feel like they're in a private space and can discuss anything and everything. For people who live with their abusers, or even just friends/family it seems to me like it HAS to have a negative impact on the honesty in communication and the general willingness to divulge information.
I've told my therapist things about myself I've never told anyone else in my life, there is no way I'd divulge that information if we weren't in a room together with the utter certainty that other people can't hear us.
So some paranoid individuals might not feel safe online while some abuse victims might feel safer with a screen and the internet between them?
What about treatments for paranoid abuse victims!?
The worst part is that the privacy concern is entirely justified, platforms like zoom are utterly untrustable and medical organizations aren't exactly known for being competent at handling computers.
I agree with these things. I met my therapist in person once after both of us were vaccinated and nearly had a nervous breakdown lmao. It was a relief to know that no one could overhear. But I generally do like not having to commute to their office. Trade offs I guess.
yes its a great option for lots (maybe majority) of people and it should stick around as an optional alternative forever. BUT a lot of people dealing with mental health really struggle with detachment and de-personalization and walking into the office, talking to someone in person , holding attention and practicing eye contact is very important part of treatment . the added tangibility of in-person visits is so crucial especially for people most in need of help eg long term therapy/psychiatrists/getting effective precriptions.
Yes. It's definitly not a 'One size fits all' type of thing. Same goes for all types of healthcare, both mental and physical.
@@joanneoliver8610 unfortunately many services in the UK have used COVID as an excuse to abandon challenging patients.
@@katfoster845 That really sucks. Just when you need it the most. What about shelters? Or are they closed/underfunded/ overflowing? It seems like they're putting the vulnerable in the 'Too hard' basket. smh.
@@joanneoliver8610 I'm not homeless, but I do have complex mental health needs. I need certain types of care and support to function.
@@katfoster845 I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you were homeless. I was more thinking of Womens shelters. Or is it possible to check yourself into a mental health facility? I'm not in the UK so I don't know what would be available. I'm in Australia and I know that here they are an option, capacity depending.
Both of my daughters finally started teletherapy and it has been great for them. The pandemic hit the moment they decided to begin their adult lives and move away from home.
It has been hard for them, but been able to talk to a therapist remotely has been beyond amazing. Their confidence have grown 100%>
Phone therapy made me realize that people's misinterpretation of my autistic body language was getting in the way a LOT.
That's pretty interesting.
It took a full minute for me to realize I had misread the title and that this isn't a video about whether telepathy would even function effectively lol but I have had good experiences with teletherapy since the pandemic started, definitely recommend!
yay I'm not the only one that accidently read telepathy at first :D
I have taken part in teletherapy because for the pandemic and I find it effective. I do worry about patients living in abusive situation (verbally, physically or psychologically). If I lived with that person (family member, partner, roommate, etc) I would not feel safe to speak my mind for fear they would somehow find out.
I agree, and they're not the type of people to give you the time/space to do so. Unfortunately. I've been there. It's extremely difficult to get the help you need.
There are definitely extra steps and protections made for people in those situations to protect them while doing teletherapy.
It's not just abusive situations - it's common to talk about the people you're living with in therapy and really difficult to do that openly when they're only a door or wall away. Not feeling that pressure has been a big relief of going back in person
It has been my experience during the pandemic that many mental health professionals are very poorly skilled at setting up an IT solution even as simple as videoconferencing.
Only one of my four mental health professionals figured it out and that's only because she jumped on it as soon as COVID-restrictions came into play and went through a lot of trial and error.
I am very grateful she did though.
Yup, that's my main concern with anything teleconference: people and organizations are utterly horrible with computers and putting any amount of trust in them doing it right and in a secure way has time and time again been shown to be naive.
I had a therapy appointment while I was in the hot tub once. It was great.
Hahaha! Love this. :D
There are some great national trainings on doing teletherapy, and a good understanding of the ACA code of ethics, section H has some great info about how to make it a safe, therapeutic environment and prevent a lot of the bad experiences people have had.
Overall, it can be a great way to provide services to people with barriers to in-person, if done ethically.
i think telehealth therapy has a long way to go, there really has to be a standard to set for WHERE and how these appointments go, many times have I had to basically cancel important telehealth appointments for both physical and mental health all because the therapists wants you to use their Own specific weird buggy app, and isnt guaranteed to always be a suerfire thing. its way too inconsistent and while i think telehealth is very important for improving mental health, we need to make it less complicated for people as it really just becomes more of a headache sometimes than a blessing. making a standard where most telehealth therapy sessions happen is so important, and therapists should also be willing to bend to the will of their patients to help make therapy more accessible for them; after all, we're paying for it!
I like how you use music very sparingly. I like how all the information you shared isn't corrupted by background music.
What Scishow fails to mention is that in person therapy often fails to meaningfully reduce PTSD symptoms
Okay, but it's not unusual for a particular treatment not to work for everyone. So I don't see why they _would_ mention it.
As a therapist who has been doing work in both settings since the pandemic began, this is a very comforting video.
I read that wrong and was so aghast at giving telepathy a serious treatment, I gave myself a nosebleed blowing up all the lightbulbs in my house.
It probably helps for some people, however it should never be the only option. I have hearing loss and find video calls extremely challenging. I lipread mostly, which is next to impossible on a video call. Autocraptions don't help much, they're not fast or accurate enough.
I therefore will only use face to face therapy.
Understandable.
Autocraptions 😂
No but seriously, that's a great point.
I have been doing teletherapy (or "telehealth" as my clinic refers to it) ever since the outbreak and I have found it effective enough. Since I do it as part of managing anxiety and depression (and a bit of physical care), I can't say how well it works for those with other conditions though.
The main downside is the frequent technical issues that tend to happen with the web client my clinic uses, and even then we can always resort to just talking over the phone if necessary. I could understand the issue of distractions, but they don't happen too often in my experience, and the fact that these sessions can be done at home instead of in-person has done wonders for making me feel comfortable and less stressed during my appointments (though that's mostly associated with traveling to the clinic, rather than being uncomfortable in the clinic).
I'm so glad I had a great rapport with my therapist before the pandemic. We've been doing the teletherapy for 2 years now and it's been great for when my other health issues flare up.
This is the best resource for folks thinking about tele therapy. Would love to see on update on new research soon.
I delayed getting help because it was so hard to get in person care during the pandemic and my providers took a long time to get remote options. I finally made the decision to meet with an online provider in my city and I’m so glad! The flexibility and comfort of not having to leave my safe space is amazing. And this doesn’t lead to my entire day being ruined depending on what happens in that counselors/psychiatrists office. Great video and topic!
Who else read it as telepathy?
Here o/
I'm offering teletherapy and has been a good experience for my patients/clients.
I'm about to begin teletherapy with a psychologist I frequented just over 4 years ago. She is based in the city and I have since relocated to a rural town. I have developed some troubling issues, and as we had a good rapport, my GP agrees that this would be an option. I did try some psychs where I live, but I didn't have the same connection with them. I'm not belittling them, they seemed to know what they were doing. It was only recently that I mentioned my former psych to my GP and we found out that she does online sessions. Yay! So this video is quite timely. Thank you for adding to the feeling of relief. Cheers! :)
I've been using teletherapy over the whole pandemic and it's been quite helpful. I do find video calls make a massive difference over voice-only because of visual cues like body language.
Just started therapy in December, and yep, it works.
^^;; Might be me doing a deep dive finding the right person (she have the same illness as me)
Having the right person really helps.Keep up the good work. :)
@@joanneoliver8610 Thank you, I will!!
We were in standard therapy prepandemic and switched to sessions via Zoom since. Aside from occasional connection issues, it has been effective especially dealing with stresses related to the virus.
I'm so glad it's helping. :)
Great video! I’m personally really grateful for teletherapy as it means I can be in my own home in my pjs snuggling my dog, which makes me much more relaxed and comfortable than having to go downtown to some strange office building!
Oh man, I misread this as Telepathy and I was like.....wait... What?
I'm currently doing DBT therapy online and in many ways I think it's better to have therapy online. I don't have to worry about transport to sessions, I don't get sensory overload, I don't get stressed navigating buildings, I don't have to make eye contact with people and if I get upset I can turn the camera off so that no one can see me. Plus I love being able to have my rabbits with me! 😊 I'll also be able to access other therapies that aren't run in my area.
I'm 44 (F) and I'm going to college for Psychology and Sexual Science and therapy is crucial to all humans.
Tele- therapy has been my saving grace, especially during quarantine.
PLEASE everyone seek therapy. You are the ONLY thing PERMANENT in your life, treat yourself like it.
Monolingual. You've taught me so so much. I thought I'd return the favour. 😊
Thanks, as always to you and the crew.
telehealth was actually a HUGE improvement for my therapy; i was seeing two therapists (a general therapist and one who pre-covid led a DBT group i was part of), and as a disabled person living with chronic pain and fibro myalgia, starting video call sessions increased my ability to attend my appointments, which meant my appointments were more regular and i was getting more out of them. my chronic pain or even just my anxiety disorder sometimes prevented me from leaving the house, but now that my sessions are IN the house, all i need to do is wake up and turn on my computer. this is why i'm continuing to do telehealth even now that my DBT therapist is doing in-person groups again, and we're both vaccinated. i hope that telehealth continues to be an option more widely, because for disabled folks like myself, it really does make therapy more accessible than it's ever been. [also, if the IBS strikes, i can drop that deuce right in my own toilet, which is a massive improvement over having to flee to my therapist's public restroom i must say!]
Teletherapy absolutely was awful for me bc most of my mental health issues stem directly from pressure from my parents, who i live with, and who would be able to hear every word i said to my therapist. I just stopped going to therapy for a few months until i found someone who was doing in-person sessions because I couldn’t take it
Shoutout to everyone who read this as "telepathy"
My experience says absolutly!
I haven't really done enough video chats to know how I handle that, but I do get a lot of anxiety over phone calls. Of course, having to go to any kind of in-person appointment (health or otherwise) without someone to take the lead in navigating the building or help with paperwork is pretty nerve-wracking for me, too. I am in general more comfortable with text-based communication than phone calls, maybe because of the ability to proofread what I'm saying, and also no expectation from the other person of a completely instantaneous response.
I'm considering starting therapy to pursue a diagnosis, and I specifically want in person therapy because I think that my body language may help inform that diagnosis. Also, I live with my partner and while I do talk about this stuff all the time with him, being constantly aware that he may be able to overhear such an intimate medical appointment would make it harder to communicate with the therapist, because I'd be thinking about not just how the person I was talking to would respond, but about how he would respond too. That's just something I don't want to mentally keep track of
Kmg, it's been an AMAZING opportunity!
It really depends on the client. I find that I lost a lot of emotional connection with my doctor on the phone. Better than nothing but I missed something.
Unfortunately over the phone would be horrible for me. Not being able to see the other person makes my anxiety spike, the worst thing is always having to call someone or make appointments over the phone, big yikes, but I hope to try video therapy for someone who might be too far away from me, but who fits my needs, I think I'd be ok, since I can still see the person, see body language etc.
I've done online therapy before and can I say that most therapists' lack of technological skills is unnerving. They don't bother to buy a decent mic, use the laptop cam, or worse - I had one therapist connect using her ipad, I could only see her face close-up (not even her hair!) and because she was holding it against a wall (I assume) it kept falling over, and still she didn't bother to buy some decent equipment. I've no doubt online therapy can be effective if done correctly, but I'm yet to find a decent online therapist myself.
Thanks.
I can't drive and I live in a rural area, I don't have a bus route near me and the closest office I could see someone in person is a 45 minute drive away.
Without telehealth services I had felt like too much of a burden on my support system to seek help.
I also find it personally easier to talk to someone over the phone than face to face bc I don't feel the need to read micro body language and self correct, the other person is "less real," if that makes sense.
I read that as telepathy 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
Well I have just been referred to a teletherapy service, thanks!
Its the reason I didn't do myself in last year, so yes, it's effective at least for some people. Especially since I'm too disabled to drive, so I have a hard time getting to appointments in the first place. The only problem I had was I had to make sure my mother was at work before I felt comfortable enough to speak, since I would have hell to pay if she knew the reason I've been wanting to die. At one point, my mom took a day off and I had to type for my therapist so that I wouldn't be overheard.
"Is telepathy really effective?"
Hey brother can you say which app you are using for editting....... Plzz
I lost my therapist. and tried another. She was really dismissive of some things I said, and prescribed pills after 10 minutes. Our next appointment got rescheduled because she was ill. Then lockdown. The office called to set up teletherapy and said "On your smartphone...." I explained I had a laptop and a tablet but no smartphone. So the person said the therapist would call. Nope. I called before the office closed, and complained. They said she would call the next day. No call. Needless to say, I no longer have a therapist and left a scathing review on Yelp.
The language I want to learn most, never seems to be available to learn with all these programs. Afrikaans, you are the most beautiful of languages!
I did over-the-phone therapy. Only two sessions. The first session was the assessment, which went as expected. The second session went something like this:
Therapist: Hello, how are you doing today?
Me: I'm good, thanks. How are you?
Therapist: Oh that's great! We can end the session now if you like.
I was completely taken aback by this, and said sure to ending the session, but what I actually should have said "Wait... no... 'I'm good, thanks. How are you?' is just my programmed automatic response because I work with the public, and I'm actually very much not good, and that's the reason I didn't cancel this appointment....".
Yes, I realize it was "my fault" for ending the call after 30 seconds of talking, but I feel like just because I tell you I'm good in a very convincing way, probably doesn't mean I want to just jump ship, and my automatic agreement is also me being programmed to respond to serve the public. Anyways, I haven't had any more sessions with her, or anyone else, ever since.
The answer to this question would be just as varied as methods of treatment, because everyone is different (I haven't yet watched the video, so I'm hoping this is the conclusion they come to). It would be a horribly ineffective method for me, for example, because webcams make me incredibly anxious. In addition, I really need to be outside my home and in another space. Otherwise, like the Cancerian I am, I'd just hide in my shell.
But even though it's not for me, I'm so thrilled that it exists and is constantly improving. As others have mentioned, it's fantastic for those with physical limitations. I can't comment on the financial aspect, because for my broke ass it's still wildly expensive.
Anyway, I think this is a really misleading question, because there is no "correct" answer.
“Does Telepathy Work?”
Shouldn’t you know that?
Misread as "Telepathy" at first.
I's like what, it's real???😂
I had remote psychotherapy for a nearly 6 months coming from last year to this year. It helped, didn't solve my problems, which it didn't have to. I can assume that there is a small percentage of people that wouldn't benefit from it as much as from stationary therapy, but I think it still works.
Sometimes it even works better. I feel safer and more able to be honest about how I’m feeling. I can break down knowing I don’t have to walk back out into the world 20 minutes later 😅
Teletherapy is awesome for me. With more provider options, I was able to find one that specializes in ADHD and is a perfect fit for my needs. Schedule has also been consistent, unlike in-person. Moving soon and I won't have to switch therapists, which is a huge relief.
I hate having to relive my trauma for my therapist. I find it anti therapeutic.
These results are extremely skewed. Many of the ones that didn't come on premise were told not to, and to try doing online. So they were most likely under the impression they were not supposed to be going in anymore. It's really bad....
if it wasn't for teletherapy i'd have gone like six months without physically speaking to anyone at all.
I can’t find any good specialists where I am so I have to get one through zoom
teletherapy is hard for me as feel less connected than in person. i feel i draw more out of anything in person
It didn't work well for my granddaughter but I'm glad its an option.
I hate phone calls so it would be terrible for me. Also, I'd be paranoid that my neighbors could hear me. The thing about going to a therapist's room is that they usually have two doors and music playing in the reception so you can rest assured that no one is hearing you. We don't have that structure at home.
Also, I live in an area where internet isn't that great... can you imagine your screen freezing just as you tell something big to your therapist?
Nah, I need to go there, in a room that was projected for therapy. And have actual human contact.
Teletherapy might work but it's not for everyone and I doubt it is as good as in person therapy.
These are exactly the same issues that I have with it…..especially neighbors being able to hear what I’m saying.
@@amymeyers9682 I guess it depends on where you live? I live in a small town and the houses only have like 10cm of space between each other. So depending on where I am in the house I think my neighbors would hear unless I wisper. I think I'd have to do the call on the bathroom because it's the most soundproof place.
@@amymeyers9682 oh sorry, somehow I read that as "except" instead of "especially". I didn't sleep well lol
I live in an apartment so I have close neighbors everywhere!
In short, depends on the person.
Just got an ad for teletherapy before the video...
As someone who's seeing clients via teletherapy right now, I believe that it can make a positive difference, but I can only speak for mild symptoms and forms of stress and not more intense ones.
Clients*
It does not work for me. The timeslots are way to short, it feels like you get the "one size fits all therapy".
Haha I first read 'Is Telepathy really effective' xD
It's not effective for someone like me who has anxiety and panic attacks when I have to use a phone.
The usual term (at least in linguistics) is “monolingual”, not “unilingual”. Finnish linguist Tove Skutnabb-Kangas considers monolingualism a disease.
I can't be the only one who read "Is Telepathy really effective" right?
Monolingual
Am I the only illiterate ass who read this as telepathy?
I was so suprised that it wasn't "Is telepathy real" but "Is telepathy effective".
🤣🤣🤣 I did the same thing, like this going to be a hot take for Sci Psych 😂😂😂
💙🌞💙
Did anybody read this as Telepathy? Cuz I was sure disappointed for what I got
Lmao I misread it as telepathy
I will admit, I was confused about the title "Is Telepathy Really Effective?"
i thought this said telepathy and spent the entire video so confused..
WHO ELSE READ "TELEPATHY" AT FIRST?!
Can Freud really be said to have provided any treatment? By mail or not.
that was my first thought as well lmao
@@technicallyshyworld2663 Yeah, I got a chuckle out of that one. The guy did well and kick starting the industry into high gear but lets face it. I know of no idea he had that wasn't disproven.
@@lucidmoses Honestly the only thing I can think of was his id, ego, superego idea. If I recall correctly, he was the first one to really popularize the idea of a separation between the subconscious and the conscious mind.
@@Kiterpuss If that's the case I'd give him a pass on that one even though subconscious -> conscious can be more of a gradient then a true/false flag. It's true enough for most things.
@@lucidmoses Oh yeah, he was awful in 99.9% of ways. That was just a very novel way of thinking about human psychology at one point in time!
Am I the only one who read this as Telepathy?
Be honest: you first read the title as 'telepathy', didn't you?
it's monolingual, lol
Anybody else who read "Telepathy" and was super thrilled?
No, and neither is regular therapy
Mono lingual?
Bilingual
Bi- cycle
Uni-cycle.
Is therapy really effective?
Can be. Mostly depends on quality of therapist, rapport and your mindset going into it.
Except when technology doesn't work and you're still charged for a full session that didn't happen. Except when your therapist's kids make regular appearances, at her request, to bring her things like tea and coffee. Except when you don't feel comfortable talking about your issues in your house because the walls are thin and others could overhear you.
Lots of negatives in my experience. I stopped going.
So sorry to hear that. First, it sounds like you may need a different therapist. Second, is there any way you could just type your questions and responses. Please don't give up. You need help. Maybe check online for somewhere that deals with abuse cases. They are usually more discreet. My heart goes out to you. Take care.
I clicked because I thought it said "telepathy". Disappointed.
Your brain burries issues for a reason if theres no resolution Bring up those issues could make a lot worse . For one thing there's a lot cry about just being male
I'm female, but I hear you. Sexism goes both ways. In the end we're all just people who feel good and bad things. It's just that men have been denied the outlet of a good cry in the name of 'masculinity'. It's quite sad.
Not realistic reaction and times. Make poor story structure but more realistic characters makes poor story structure. Take the Grinch. Suddenly have one thought completely changing entire personality . The Jim Carry reaction was more realistic just waking to find out you've been robed .
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Or Aniken. People's problem is he's to realistic .imagine
Sitcoms with more realistic arguments . Especially one Day at a time .
Sir, this is a Wendy's.