For years, teletherapy has been pitched as the next frontier in mental-health care. Advocates argued that telehealth could make counseling more accessible and convenient for everyone, with particular benefits for those who lived in health care deserts or who couldn’t regularly drive back and forth to see a clinician. Since the start of the pandemic, telehealth has indisputably improved mental-health care access—but not to such an extent that it delivers on promises of revolutionizing the mental-health system.

Read more about the data on telehealth usage broken down by demographics.

Covid Was a Tipping Point for Telehealth. If Some Have Their Way, Virtual Visits Are Here to Stay.

As the covid crisis wanes and life approaches normal across the U.S., health industry leaders and many patient advocates are pushing Congress and the Biden administration to preserve the pandemic-fueled expansion of telehealth that has transformed how millions of Americans see the doctor…

https://khn.org/news/article/covid-was-a-tipping-point-for-telehealth-if-some-have-their-way-virtual-visits-are-here-to-stay/

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The author of this New York Times article talks about her experience with virtual therapy and the positive impacts of telehealth. It’s convenient for both the therapist and patient and therapists can reach a wider range of clients. Will teletherapy be the new norm, despite in-person activities restarting?

Read more about the benefits of virtual therapy, and find an interesting discussion in the article’s comments