View Single Post
 
Old Jun 11, 2017, 12:55 AM
atisketatasket's Avatar
atisketatasket atisketatasket is offline
Child of a lesser god
 
Member Since: Jun 2015
Location: Tartarus
Posts: 19,394
Quote:
Originally Posted by growlycat View Post
Therapists are supposed to be licensed in the state in which they are practicing. Online therapy violates this and I never understood why they don't get shut down. Bad things already happen in some face to face therapy but it is at least regulated.
When I tried talkspace, they assigned me a therapist in my state, and I think that is standard practice. And some states don't have restrictions on teletherapy, so those therapists theoretically can talk to anyone.

But, yeah, online therapy gives me some concerns. It also didn't seem really designed to deal with trauma or crises.
Thanks for this!
growlycat, precaryous