How much does an online psychologist charge?

These are the amounts of money charged by online psychologists in various countries.

With the pandemic, psychological problems have increased due to confinement and fear of contagion. Added to this, there has been a reduction in face-to-face services, which has forced people to opt for more telematic options.

Due to all this, online psychology has been on the rise since last year, since in addition to being more comfortable for the patient, it allows them to avoid going to a physical place that, however sanitized it may be, it is preferable to stay at home.

Next we are going to deal with the subject of how much does an online psychologist chargeseeing the differences between several countries.

How much does an online psychologist charge when seeing patients?

Online psychology is a therapy modality that uses new technologies as a support to put professionals in contact with people who wish to receive psychological care but without the need to go to a physical place to receive it. Virtual psychotherapy uses the same techniques used in face-to-face psychotherapy, having the same effectiveness and only differing in the fact that the consultation or psychological session is done through electronic devices such as computers and cell phones.

There are many advantages to doing psychotherapy telematically.. In addition to avoiding physical contact with other people and the risk of acquiring the coronavirus, receiving the attention of a psychologist virtually has the positive point that allows us to follow the psychotherapy from home, to choose a schedule that suits us better and not having to travel to the psychologist's office. By proxy, we can receive psychotherapeutic care from a psychologist living in Argentina while in Spain.

The money charged by an online psychologist per session varies, and a lot, depending on several aspects. While we can say that its price tends to be a little cheaper compared to face-to-face psychotherapy, there are different factors that influence how much the psychologist will charge per session and, also, depending on the type of route to which the consultation is resorted to. These factors are:

• Modality: videoconference, chat, email....
• Type of therapy
• Duration of therapy
• Services included
• Training and experience of the psychotherapist
• Prestige of the professional
• Country

And it is on this last aspect that we are going to expand a little more.

How much is paid per online psychological session per country?

What an online psychologist charges varies depending on the country you live in, and the reasons behind this are mainly, the country's standard of living and easy access to a psychologist..

Although the virtual psychotherapy market is very extensive, which would force psychologists to unify prices, the truth is that the cultural particularities of each country and, also, the prestige that psychologists have both in their country and in others allows them to offer very varied rates.

1. Spain

The average cost of the first online consultation with a psychologist in Spain is between 25 and 35 Euros, although it can go up to 60 Euros.. Depending on the psychologist, prestige and other factors, the price per session after the first session ranges from €40/session to €80/session. In some cases the price is defined per week, ranging from 25 €/week to 35 €/week.

It is important to mention that the modality in which you decide to make the psychological consultation greatly influences the price, as well as whether you choose vouchers or packs with several sessions included. Individual videoconferences (with webcam) cost around 35€ per session. If you choose to make the session without camera, through chat, this comes out cheaper, at about 25 € / session.

If you prefer to make a momentary consultation, without the need to spend an hour talking to the psychotherapist or exploring several problems at once, you can opt for consultations with instant messaging or using email. In this case you pay per week, being the usual price of about 20€ per week.

2. Peru

In Peru prices are cheaper compared to those in Spain. For example, a psychologist based in the capital, Lima, may charge around 40 or 50 soles per session (25-32 euros approximately).. At the other extreme, we would find Peruvian psychologists who charge about 180 soles per session (150€).

3. The United States

The United States is a particular case when it comes to the prices of online consultations. Here the services are quite expensive, around 100$ for an online consultation. However, being such a large country made up of so many states with different income levels, the variety of psychologists and the prices they charge is very variable, and you can find psychologists who charge around $100 for online consultations.and you can find psychologists who charge at least 40$.

4. Mexico

The prices of virtual therapy in Mexico range from 350 to 500 Mexican pesos. between 350 and 500 Mexican pesos (15-20 euros).. Depending on the prestige of the psychotherapist, the years of training and the problem he/she specializes in, the price can go up. There are cases of Mexican psychologists who charge about 600 pesos for individual therapy, while those who do virtual couple therapy can charge as much as 750 pesos.

5. Argentina

The prices of virtual psychotherapy sessions in Argentina are around between 900 and 1500 (10-20€) Argentinean pesos. Some of them are very cheap, offering first sessions at only 600 pesos, although the price may go up depending on the patient's problems, the time required for the intervention and whether it is individual or couple therapy. It must be said that in this country psychoanalysis is a very extended current and that it is not usually cheap or brief, so in case of finding a psychoanalyst it is to be expected that he/she will ask for higher fees.

6. France

Psychotherapy in France is more expensive than in Spain, and this is also the case in its telematic modality. In France the price of the first session is rarely below 55€, and can reach up to 70€.and can reach up to 70€. The lowest price we can find, both for sessions with videoconference and via chat or instant messaging is 45€. There are clear differences in the price according to the psychological current, since French psychoanalysts are close to 100€ per session.

7. Portugal

The price of virtual psychotherapy in Portugal is similar to that of Spain, given its geographical and economic proximity. The prices of the first sessions are around 35 Euros, and can reach up to 45 Euros.. As in its neighboring country, prices vary depending on the prestige, training, experience and type of therapy applied by the psychotherapist, and can reach up to 60€ per session.

8. Brazil

Brazil is a country of contrasts and its virtual psychotherapy is also a reflection of that reality. There are very cheap sessions, as low as 60 reais (10€), although the normal range is between 150-250 reais (25-40€). (25-40€). The most expensive is around 280-300 reais (40-45€).

9. Colombia

In Colombia the prices of virtual sessions are also quite cheap compared to those in Spain. Normally, a session with a Colombian psychotherapist will cost about 85,000 Colombian pesos ($85,000). will cost about 85000 Colombian pesos (20€).(20€), with the cheapest sessions costing 65000 (15€). The most expensive ones reach 120000 pesos (30€).

10. Chile

Lastly, we take the case of Chile. In this country, the telematic psychological sessions are around 25,000 Chilean pesos (30 euros), although the cheapest are around 10,000 pesos (10 euros).although the cheapest ones are around 10000 pesos (10€). It is normal to find virtual psychotherapy between 15,000 and 40,000 pesos (10-50€) which, as in other countries, will be more expensive depending on the psychotherapist has extensive experience and specific training in the problem to be addressed.