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Hi guys and welcome to a new episode of Couch Talks on Unine Therapy podcast. My name is Kat.

I am the host, and if you are new to Couch Talks,

it is the special bonus episode of Unite Therapy Podcast where I answer questions that you guys send to me

and you can send those to Catherine at Unitherepepodcast.com. Now before we get into today's question, quick reminder that although I am a

therapist, this podcast does not serve as a replacement or substitute for any actual mental

health services. It's still allowed to help, but it's not actually therapy. And each week we do

one question, and that's what we're going to do today. I always

keep them anonymous, so you don't have to worry about anybody finding out if you don't want

people to know that you're giving information that is very close to you. Nobody's going to know

it's you unless you actually put information in the email that would give that away. Okay, so let's get

into the question because I think this is a good one and I don't think I've talked about this on

the podcast before. So here is our anonymous question. Hey, Kat, I'm curious your thoughts on

online therapy programs like Better

Help and Talkspace. I live in a small town and we don't have a lot of options nearby,

so I've been thinking about trying one of them out. What would be the biggest difference

between going with one of these programs versus seeing a local in-person therapist?

I'm curious about your thoughts and if you have any suggestions for those living in towns without access to more options.

Okay, like I said, I think this is a good question because it's one that a lot of people have

probably wondered before. We see a lot of advertisements for things like Better Help

and Talkspace. And if you don't know what those are, they are these online therapy programs

that you can sign up. And I think both of them, I'm not sure the details of this, have like

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