This manifesto was co-facilitated with Marcus Brittain Fleming (LCSW)and co-created by a dozen teletherapists who gathered in New York City for the workshop “Keeping Tabs: A Workshop for Teletherapists” in May 2024.
The workshop - sponsored by Data and Society and backed by this report by Livia Garofalo - provided a space for mental health workers and social science researchers to explore how teletherapy has altered the way clinicians treat their patients, make a living, and care for themselves. Therapeutic labor is no longer just about what happens “in the room” or “on the couch,” but increasingly about what happens through the screen, on an app, and even in text messages. With this major shift in mind and in motion, this two-hour workshop offered a meeting point for 21st-century clinicians — who often work virtually and remotely — to explore our needs and set expectations for the future of teletherapy.
