UberTherapy, livre ebook

Offers a timely exploration into the growth of online therapy platforms, apps and tools, examining their benefits, limitations and the concerns around their impact on users and practitioners;

Provides a fresh look into how therapy is being transformed by technology, addressing issues like data privacy, confidentiality, bias and the challenges of maintaining personalized care;

Advocates for the indispensable role of human therapists, emphasizing the importance of secure, personalized spaces for navigating life's challenges.

UberTherapy is the essential guide to the rise of digital therapy for anyone working in, researching or using mental health services.

This timely book explores the emerging uberization of therapy through algorithmic control, datafication of despair and attrition by design. Analysing the deployment of e-commerce business models, this book makes a compelling case that the rise of ‘therapeutic Tinder’ allows would-be clients to sidestep the deep, uncomfortable work of therapy. UberTherapy offers a defence for the irreplaceable value of human therapists and a roadmap for preserving the legacies of real therapy in the digital world.

Prologue

1. Angerland

2. UberTherapy

3. Psychic Pilates

4. Do You Have to Marry a Rich Man to be a Therapist?

5. Therapeutic Tinder

6. RealTherapy™