Concerts and exhibitions have gone digital over the past two years during the pandemic. Along with this, there is one other service that many have started requesting for, and that is online therapy. This is, of course, no thanks to the uncertain times we live in.
“In 2020, we saw an uptake in patients asking our GPs about what they could do about stress and anxiety, and data showed that mental wellness via teleconsult was the most requested service by our users,” says Justin Chow, Chief Marketing & Partnerships Officer at homegrown telemedicine provider WhiteCoat.
While this may seem like a good thing, is online therapy as effective as traditional face-to-face ones? On one hand, you can skip queues and avoid crowds, which can be, understandably, overwhelming for some. On the flip side, it can be hard to surrender to vulnerability if it’s harder to interpret body language and facial expressions.