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Phone Therapy is also known as telephone therapy and phone psychotherapy. It also falls under such topics as Online Therapy and Online Counseling.

Phone Therapy has been around for decades as it was often used in daily psychotherapy private practices. More recently, with the progression of technology and increased internet use, phone therapy has become a beneficial alternative to traditional face-to-face psychotherapy. For example, Premier Psychological Services, P.L., which serves Florida residents, offers phone therapy. They advertise that phone therapy is more convenient and offers the same results as traditional psychotherapy.

Multiple research studies have shown the benefits of phone therapy including the following:

Study Shows Telephone Counseling Can Be Effective. found that telephone counseling was beneficial and satisfactory, marked by specific improvement on the issue that lead to counseling and global improvement in emotional state. telephone counseling is convenient and less expensive.

Depression Therapy by Phone May Work. therapy by phone may have lasting benefits

Group Health Finds Phone Therapy Works. Users of phone therapy were more likely to keep their appointments as compared to traditional psychotherapy. Users of phone therapy showed improvements in their depression symptoms.

The Benefits Of Therapy By Phone. Phone Therapy could be less hassle for patients. Compared to face-to-face therapy, patients were less likely to drop out of phone therapy and phone therapy was shown to be at least as effective as face-to-face therapy in reducin depressive symptoms.

Telephone Psychotherapy and Telephone Care Management for Primary Care Patients Starting Antidepressant Treatment. Study shows increased satisfaction and decreased symptomology with phone therapy.

Telephone Psychotherapy Enhances Antidepressant Pharmacotherapy. Depressed patients receiving telephone psychotherapy have improved symptoms and report great satisfaction.

Therapy by Phone Helpful When Office Visit Difficult. With phone therapy, patients showed improvement in depressive symptoms and decreased drop out rate

The Right Call for Depression. Improvement in depressive symptoms

Call me, Phone therapy works for people with depression. Improvement in symptoms.