Enhancing Therapeutic Alliance through Digital Interventions: Exploring the Role of Technology in Psychotherapy
The technological evolution has revolutionized psychotherapy, providing the overwhelming implementation of digital interventions, including “digital therapeutics”. The virtual or online environment however comes with its challenges, including disruption of the existing therapeutic alliance. However, research shows that one can form meaningful relations, and this time during the event like the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial for therapy. Technology advances in apparel, AI, VR, and wearable devices create a distinctive chance for these entities to try out immersive experiences and real-time feedback that would in turn better the patients’ engagement and treatment results, although ethical issues regarding privacy and confidentiality of data need to be thoroughly considered.