"Online Therapy" for Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

[Helena_SAS]

What has your experience been with online therapy? Positive? Negative? Neutral?

Was it for a commercial website or for a research study? What website or study was it?

What kind of therapy was used (e.g. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy)?

How did you view the experience overall?

For more information, please see our Online Therapy page.

[Ventura]

Does any insurance cover this , Drew?

I'm really interested in looking into this.

EDIT : Prices from $2.90 - $ $4.50 a minute, wow, nvm seems like a scam.

[silverwolf94]

Online Therapy did absolutely nothing for me. I think because the therapy itself wasn't anxious for me (face to face) with someone it made it more useless.

[bilaal isseljee]

^thanks for the advice

[roberh98]

I actually had a great experience with a new online program called "Learn to Live." I was introduced to it through a friend who knew I was struggling, and though I was skeptical, I was willing to give it a try. I was tired of doing nothing about my anxiety or not seeing improvement from weekly counseling sessions. In this program, I revisited concepts learned in counseling, but I got to work through the program at my own pace. It was easy to use, non-threatening, and addressed my anxiety about food, which I thought would be too specific for it to catch. It provided challenges for me such as fear facing and diving deep into your automatic thoughts. By the end of the program, I was able to successfully go on my first date with my current boyfriend, something that was nearly impossible for me previous to my use of the program.

I would highly recommend the use of the online Learn to Live program. I was really helped by it, as long as you stick with it and take the homework seriously. Here is a link to the website: http://www.learntolive.com/

Hope this helps, and keep fighting that anxiety! You can do it if you are determined to beat it!!

[lemoncandy]

^ thank you Robert, I am looking into the site, it is offering a free enrollment for 90 days, so I guess it is worth a shot

[Educated Anxiety]

They've done a good job with presenting it. It seems like it's worth a shot.

[PaxBritannica]

http://www.learntolive.com/ costs 950 dollars, does anyone else have a problem with psychiatrists making money out of the supposed help they give

[LTL Outreach]

Hi PaxBritannica,
I am Stephen Bowie, Director of Member Outreach at Learn to Live. I'd like to correct some misinformation you seem to have found - the program is currently free for all users for a three month trial period (the normal price is $149 for the same period). At the end of the trial period, no charges will be made to any accounts unless an individual elects to continue using the program. One simply has to use the coupon code found on the website at <https://www.learntolive.com/get-started/> to sign up and use the program for free. If you have any questions about the program, or would like to share where you came across the misinformation about the price, please feel free to contact me directly via this site or at <sbowie@learntolive.com>.

Best,
Stephen Bowie
Director of Member Outreach
Learn To Live

[Caer]

I'm not sure how I'd feel about it. I have never tried it though it sounds interesting. I'd have to look into cost and if there's insurance involved.