Austria revolutionizes psychotherapy: online therapy from 2025!

Austria revolutionizes psychotherapy: online therapy from 2025!

Austria goes with great steps into the future of mental health care! From January 2025, therapy sessions and clinical-psychological treatments can take place entirely online, which means decisive progress. This groundbreaking decision to introduce online psychotherapy aims to close the gaps in previous health care and to give mental health a top priority. Dr. Bernadette Hecht, CEO of Instalp, emphasizes: "Psychological online therapy is a gamechanger: it brings the support to where it is needed-quickly, flexible and directly into the everyday life of people." With over 10,000 consultations a month by 350 psychologists, Instalh ensures that psychological help is accessible to everyone.

The need for this innovation is clear: Almost 30 % of Austrians: inside suffer from mental illnesses every year. Traditional structures often reach their limits, which results in long waiting times and regional undersupply. In addition, a WHO study shows that up to 60 % of the patients have mentally related symptoms in family doctor's practices, but only a fraction receives the necessary help. Installp has set itself the task of offering digital solutions for mental health and actively participating in the progress of legislation for online psychotherapy.

online advice-flexible and anonymous

Online advice on Instalh is designed to adapt to the needs of the users: to adapt inside. With various options such as video and audio telephony or text chat, the platform enables almost personal support without users: to reveal their identity inside. For many, this flexible and direct form of support for the keys is to find help quickly. In addition, Instalp is also planning to enable costs for online therapies by the health insurance companies from 2025, which reduces the financial barrier for many people.

The qualitative security of the services is guaranteed by certification of psychologists. On Instalp, all consultant psychologists are trained, licensed and guarantee an initial word within 24 hours. With this approach, digital psychotherapy in Austria is not only technologically but also professionally lifted to a new level. Access to psychological support is thus shifted from classical practice to the digital world, which is a big step towards a more holistic healthcare, as also reports Installp.me