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August 25, 2025Open Access

Understanding Therapist Heterogeneity in the Post-Pandemic Use of Video-Based Psychotherapy: A Person-Centered Longitudinal Analysis of German Outpatient Psychotherapists (Preprint)

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JWJulia WöllnerMSMichael SpaethJSJ.F. Schneider

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Overview

Longitudinal analysis reveals diverse attitudinal profiles impacting video-based psychotherapy acceptance among German therapists, highlighting regulatory and digital factors.

Key Points

  • 68.2% of outpatient psychotherapists continued using video-based psychotherapy post-pandemic, indicating sustainable interest in this modality.
  • Usage rose from 4.4% pre-pandemic to 81.1% during, then settled above pre-pandemic levels, with a notable inflow and outflow of users.
  • A longitudinal survey recorded 296 therapists, analyzing attitudes and usage patterns using regression modeling and clustering techniques.
  • Distinct clusters emerged, highlighting differences in acceptance and use based on professional values and perceived effectiveness.

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Wöllner et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af7df27567bf4f94ff4cdahttps://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.82972
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