Therapy sessions continuing online

The future of therapy-- will it all be online or are face to face sessions still needed?

AND THIS MORNING --MANY COUPLES AREBEING FORCED TOFIGURE OUT--HOW TO COPE WITHTHE DISRUPTIONS TOTHEIR NORMALROUTINES --BROUGHT ON BY THEPANDEMIC.THE "ASSOCIATIONFOR PSYCHOLOGICALSCIENCE" SAYS FORMANY --COVID-19 MAY MEAN"MORE STRAIN" IS PUTON MARRIAGES --BECAUSE OF THEADDEDRESPONSIBILITIES ATHOME --AND THE LACK OFINTERACTION WITHOTHER SOCIALGROUPS.BUT WHAT IF YOUTHINK YOU NEEDCOUNSELING TO HELPEASE THAT STRESS?ALL NEW FOR YOU --REBECCATHORNBURG TAKES ALOOK AT WHAT THEFUTURE OF THERAPYCOULD LOOK LIKE --FOR PEOPLE HERE INWESTERN NEW YORK..LISA IS FROM AMHERST,MUSIC PLAYSTHE FUTURE OFTHERAPY-- WILL IT ALLBE ONLINE OR AREFACE TO FACESESSIONS STILLNEEDED?COUPLES THERAPISTLISA LUTZ SAYS SHE'SBEEN GETTING MORECALLS SINCE THEPANDEMIC STARTED.WE ASKED HER A FEWQUESTIONS ABOUTHOW HER BUSINESSHAS CHANGED AND THEADVICE SHE IS GIVINGPEOPLE DEALING WITHMANY DIFFERENTEMOTIONS.SOT"MOST PEOPLE AREFINDING ONLINETHERAPY TO BEEFFECTIVE.

I THINKTHE CONNECTION STILLFEELS REAL AND THEEMPATHY ANDCONCERN STILL COMESACROSS."HOW SHOULD PEOPLEMANAGE THEIREMOTIONS?SOT"THE BIGGEST THING ISTO BE KIND WITHWHATEVER IS COMINGUP FOR YOU.

WE AREFEELING SO MANYTHINGS BUT NOT ATTHE SAME TIME.

ONEMINUTE YOU MIGHTFEEL ANXIOUS AND THENEXT YOU MIGHT FEEL"OH THIS IS PRETTYCOOL I GET TO SPENDTHIS TIME AT HOMEAND ANOTHER MINUTEYOU MIGHT FEELWORRIED ABOUTHEALTH CAREWORKERS.EVERYTHING HAS APLACE AND THE LESSWE RESIST THEM ANDTHE MORE WE FLOWWITH THEM, THEBETTER WE WILL FEEL."WHAT IS SOME ADVICEYOU GIVE COUPLESTHAT ARE HAVINGISSUES DURING THESETIMES?SOT"IF THERE'S A STRONGEMOTION HAPPENING,URG I CAN'T STAND MYHUSBAND OR WOW MYWIFE IS DRIVING MECRAZY, LOOK WITHINFIRST AND WHAT ISTHAT INTENSE FEELINGAND LOOK WHAT THATIS FIRST AND THESECOND THING ISSLOW DOWN.

THEFASTER WE GO WITHOUR COMMUNICATIONTHE MORE LIKELY YOUARE TO GO INTO APLACE YOU DON'TWANT TO GO.AFTER THIS IS ALLOVER, LUTZ SAYS SHETHINKS PEOPLE WILLUSE ONLINE THERAPYFOR IT'S CONVENIENCEBUT WILL STILL PREFERFACE TO FACESESSIONS.

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