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BlueKota

(1,862 posts)
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 12:03 PM Sep 2023

Has any used an Online Therapy Site?

Since most of the therapists around here have waiting lists I have been considering trying it, but don't want to get scammed. I just wondered how others experience was, if you used one before.

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Has any used an Online Therapy Site? (Original Post) BlueKota Sep 2023 OP
Good question. I would like to know as well. I had some short-ter therapy that was covered brewens Sep 2023 #1
I am on a mix of meds BlueKota Sep 2023 #3
I would be concerned about privacy/data scraping. cbabe Sep 2023 #2
Thank you for the link BlueKota Sep 2023 #4
Check with your insurance Mz Pip Sep 2023 #5
Thank you so much! BlueKota Sep 2023 #6
Good to know. Thanks mountain grammy Sep 2023 #8
I know someone who has claudette Sep 2023 #7
Thank you! BlueKota Sep 2023 #9
Should have said claudette Sep 2023 #10
One of the local therapists I called that wasn't accepting new clients BlueKota Sep 2023 #11
Well claudette Sep 2023 #12
Thank you! BlueKota Sep 2023 #13
I was using BetterHelp.com. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2023 #14
I am sorry to hear you weren't able to continue your treatment BlueKota Sep 2023 #15

brewens

(13,670 posts)
1. Good question. I would like to know as well. I had some short-ter therapy that was covered
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 12:06 PM
Sep 2023

and am doing okay now, but you never know. I'm on Celexa and it works well for me so far, so I might be good from now on.

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)
3. I am on a mix of meds
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 12:10 PM
Sep 2023

Buspirone for anxiety, Escitalopram for anxiety, and Brupropion for obsessive thinking. I have been fairly stable, but I don't do well without the verbal therapy to back it up.

cbabe

(3,555 posts)
2. I would be concerned about privacy/data scraping.
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 12:10 PM
Sep 2023
https://www.npr.org › 2022 › 07 › 18 › 1110699297 › betterhelp-talkspace-privacy-data-tips-online-therapy

How to protect your privacy when using online therapy apps : NPR

Jul 18, 2022With online mental health services providing a convenient alternative to traditional methods of in-person therapy for many people, NPR asked digital privacy experts to weigh in on what you...

Mz Pip

(27,462 posts)
5. Check with your insurance
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 12:11 PM
Sep 2023

Or ask your doctor for a referral. That way you’ll get a legitimate therapist.

My DIL is a therapist and she gave up her office and works solely online. It’s a perfectly viable option to going to an office.

claudette

(3,640 posts)
7. I know someone who has
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 03:52 PM
Sep 2023

used an online therapist for her young daughter, but not well enough to ask her about it.

claudette

(3,640 posts)
10. Should have said
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 04:44 PM
Sep 2023

that she told me it was helpful, but I didn't ask for the therapist's name. There must be ways
to check on the therapist's authenticity.

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)
11. One of the local therapists I called that wasn't accepting new clients
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 06:43 PM
Sep 2023

said she believes Psychiatry Today has a list of which ones are legitimate therapists on their website so I am going to check that out.

OldBaldy1701E

(5,217 posts)
14. I was using BetterHelp.com.
Sat Sep 2, 2023, 04:46 PM
Sep 2023

My experience was a good one. Unfortunately, they also require payment and they don't take insurance. So, once everything fell apart here, I had to stop and I have suffered for it ever since.

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