Personal Perspective: There are pros and cons to online therapy, but in-person therapy is the gold standard.
In person therapy requires greater investment of time, presence, and interpersonal risk.. At a time when we were all suddenly isolated in our individual space capsules, this technological wonder prevented the disruption of therapeutic relationships and enabled therapists to accept new patientsby the pandemic. Suddenly, therapists were able to serve more distant populations. Rural communities had access to urban-based therapists. The multiple benefits of Zoom were obvious to everyone.
I would like to submit an argument that in-person psychotherapy should still be seen as the gold standard whenever possible. I knowsessions are more convenient for both therapists and patients. However, psychotherapy is not meant to be convenient. It requires three investments missing in Zoom sessions — time, presence, and a level of interpersonal risk that does not exist to the same degree on screens.
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