Can Mental Health Apps Replace Therapy?

So what do you think – could mental health apps replace therapy?

Remote Options

We understand that looking for mental health treatment can be daunting. If you feel nervous about seeking face to face help with a therapist, then this type of remote option could be useful. The anonymity of using an app can provide the feeling of separation but offering help in the comfort of home. These intuitive apps can certainly be a start to your journey to behavioural freedom.

Cost Effective

If you can’t afford therapy but need help with mental health issues, an app could be a good start. There’s certainly plenty to choose from. They are usually reasonably-priced, sometimes free, and they offer a wealth of resources that provide an effective introduction to therapeutic techniques.

Can Mental Health Apps replace Therapy?

As we have seen, mental health apps can potentially remove barriers to treatment and can reach people who would otherwise not receive help. It’s a sad fact that only a s mall percentage of people seek professional help for mental health issues.

Mental health professionals predict they will play an important role in the future of mental health care by providing innovative solutions for the self-management of mental health disorders. Although they generally agree that its unlikely that mental health apps will replace therapy. The presence of another person to whom you can expose your vulerabilites and then learn change and acceptance cannot be replaced with digital tools. But ideally they can be used to complement traditinal therapy offering support and guidance.

How I Treat Anxiety

At Behavioural Freedom, I use a skills-based model for treating anxiety. During our sessions, I will teach you relaxation techniques and helpful ways in which you can fundamentally and positively change the way you behave, think and act. It’s also important to note here that you can’t be stressed or suffer from anxiety when you are in a relaxed state. The skills you’ll learn during your time with me will be vital to both your on-going treatment and perhaps more so as you leave my care.

A combination of Applied Relaxation and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is considered by the British Medical Journal to be one of the most effective therapies to alleviate anxiety and put you on a path to having a positive mind-set and being able to live life to the fullest, free of worries. By combining both and adding in the element of hypnosis, I believe this is the most effective, pragmatic and relevant approach to the treatment of anxiety.

Please contact me today to start the journey back to behavioural freedom.