Online psychotherapy: an approach to its advantages and disadvantages

Those seeking psychological care services may have barriers to face-to-face access to a specialist. In this telematic era, technology can bring the client/patient closer through videoconferencing, even in very disparate geographical areas, offering an effective alternative for the extension and use of these tools. Technologies not only allow us to be closer to the people we love, but have also unleashed a new way of relating to ourselves and to society, and have become embedded in almost all areas of our lives. This short paper highlights the open debate about online therapy and shows some research on its effectiveness and comparison with face-to-face therapy. Finally, technology is a common commodity that will irrepressibly become embedded in almost all areas of human life. It cautiously suggests the use of online therapy and the need to produce more research to support its efficacy.