Online Therapy in COVID-19: What are the Influences of Online Therapy for Depression Among Adolescents?

Abstract

The pandemic COVID-19 spread over the world in 2020 and pushed almost everything online, including psychological therapy. Online therapy is a way for therapists or clients who are not able to have the face-to-face sessions, use technological tools like zoom, facetime, or chat to have the treatment instead. In this literature review, the author would talk about what is online therapy and how it works. Then, he would talk about online therapy in the COVID-19 pandemic. Lastly, as online therapy depends on the internet a lot, some studies mention that adolescents tend to like this way more, the author would talk about the influence of online therapy on depression among adolescents.