Psychotherapists' perception of their clinical skills and in-session feelings in live therapy versus online therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot study

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many psychotherapists who were used to seeing their patients in face-toface setting adapted to providing therapies online. In the present pilot study, we investigated therapist current experiences of online therapy compared to live therapy. Tw...

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Published in:Research in psychotherapy (Milano). 2021-03, Vol.24 (1), p.514-514
Main Authors: Messina, Irene, Loffler-Stastka, Henriette
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID
COVID-19
Online therapy
SPRISTAD project
therapist factor
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Summary:During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many psychotherapists who were used to seeing their patients in face-toface setting adapted to providing therapies online. In the present pilot study, we investigated therapist current experiences of online therapy compared to live therapy. Twenty-nine therapists completed , , and in-sessions feelings of , and of the , giving a score for each item in two different conditions: Live Therapy and Online Therapy. Compared to Live Therapy, in Online Therapy therapists reported significantly less Clinical Skills, whereas Difficulties in Practice did not differ in the considered conditions. With regard to in-sessions feeling, therapists reported significantly lower scores of Boring and higher scores of Flow in Live Therapy compared to Online Therapy, whereas Anxiety did not differed in the considered conditions.
ISSN:2499-7552
2239-8031
DOI:10.4081/ripppo.2021.514