Ubertherapy: The New Business of Mental Health

About this book

UberTherapy is the essential guide to the rise of digital therapy for anyone working in, researching or using mental health services. This timely book explores the emerging uberization of therapy through algorithmic control, datafication of despair and attrition by design. Analysing the deployment of e-commerce business models, this book makes a compelling case that the rise of 'therapeutic Tinder' allows would-be clients to sidestep the deep, uncomfortable work of therapy. UberTherapy offers a defence for the irreplaceable value of human therapists and a roadmap for preserving the legacies of real therapy in the digital world.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9781529230833

Publisher

Bristol University Press

Published

November 1, 2025

Pages

148

Weight

7.7 oz

Subject

Social Science