The Therapeutic Relationship in Videoconferencing Psychotherapy: A Qualitative Study of Therapists' Experiences.

Objective: The growth of videoconferencing psychotherapy (VP) requires a closer conceptualization of the therapeutic relationship in VP. Therefore, we investigated the therapeutic relationship in VP from the clinicians' perspective.

Method: We conducted three focus groups with 27 Italian VP professional psychotherapists of different theoretical orientations, focusing on their experience of the therapeutic relationship in VP.