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teletherapy

5.8

Mental health care given by phone or video when you cannot meet in person

noun
/ˌtɛlɪˈθɛrəpi/

Specialized

: teleterapia

With teletherapy, patients can access mental health support regardless of their location.

Examples

Her doctor recommended teletherapy as a convenient way to continue treatment from home.
Her doctor recommended teletherapy as a convenient way to continue mental health treatment from home.
Many people found teletherapy helpful during the pandemic when in-person visits were not possible.
Many people prefer teletherapy over in-person sessions.
I had a teletherapy session yesterday.
Many people found teletherapy helpful during the pandemic when in-person visits were not possible.
With teletherapy, individuals can receive therapy and counseling without needing to travel.

Synonyms

telemedicine

vsteletherapy

Specialized

3 4.4

Care and advice that doctors give to patients using video calls or messages

focuses specifically on counseling or therapy delivered remotely

telehealth

vsteletherapy

Specialized

4.2

Relating to medical care given remotely using phone or video

is narrower and limited to counseling and psychological support delivered remotely

Surface Forms

teletherapy singular

teletherapies plural

Morphology

teletherapy = therapy (transparent) = tele + therapy

The meaning is directly compositional: tele- means 'at a distance' and therapy means treatment, with the remote-delivery context added by modern telecommunications.

Etymology

Teletherapy comes from the prefix tele- meaning 'far' and therapy meaning 'treatment'. A helpful way to remember this sense is that the treatment happens by phone or video 'from far away', so you can have counselling without going to the clinic.