BENEFITS OF ONLINE THERAPY COMPARED TO IN-PERSON THERAPY.
BENEFITS OF ONLINE THERAPY COMPARED TO IN-PERSON THERAPY. As a therapist, I get many new clients who call me wanting in-person therapy which is interesting to me because when I was deciding whether or not to go back to the office, 95% of clients did not want to go back. Some of their reasoning was about avoiding exposure to COVID, but for most of them, it was about the convenience. Here are some of the pros and cons I have seen to online therapy vs. in-person therapy Benefits of online therapy More choices in therapists. In the U.S., a therapist is licensed by the state. So a therapist can see any client within their state. So if you are looking for a specialist or a therapist with good yelp reviews, you can look beyond driving distance. Prior to COVID, I would have clients driving an hour or two to come see me. Now, they have therapists throughout their entire state who they can see for online therapy. Not having to deal with traffic has been a big reli...