With the growth of virtual therapy, Talkit was born to propose a comprehensive treatment that combines online cognitive behavioral therapy sessions with exclusive tools to work on well-being and mental health
Two years following the COVID-19 crisis, the field of mental health registered two fundamental consequences: on the one hand, pathologies associated with stress have increased – according to a study published in The Lancet, due to the pandemic, cases of disorders Depressives increased in Latin America and the Caribbean by 34.8% and anxiety by 31.7% – and on the other hand, online therapy was installed as a valid and accepted method, which allows expanding the universe of people who access it.
Also, the month of December poses an extra challenge for mental health: The Christmas season has become a special time to reflect and spend as a family. However, many people can experience a set of opposite emotions such as: sadness, anxiety and stress during these holidays.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is a common illness throughout the world. Worldwide, approximately 280 million people have it, affecting both men and women.
In this scenario, Talkit was born, the only digital and comprehensive platform for emotional and psychological well-being. With Talkit, anyone can start doing therapy 100% online with certified psychologists specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In addition, Talkit allows patients to communicate daily with their psychologist through a direct messaging functionality, attend group sessions and organize their appointments directly from the platform, from wherever they are, in a 100% secure and confidential way. On the other hand, it also offers exclusive tools to work on well-being and mental health such as the Talkit program (a self-managed program with videos and exercises), Mindfulness practices and videos and much more.
The great objective of Talkit is to facilitate and democratize access to psychotherapy so that people have where to ask for help in an easy, accessible and safe way. Trying without so much return: without having the need to consult with family, friends, social work, etc. The idea is that people lose their fear of cheering up and know that it is normal, that it is okay to need and ask for help at any time and aspect of their life.
According to a report from the Global Wellness Institute mentions that wellness applications motivate people to go to the office and thanks to these types of applications, it is more likely that:
The person understands the importance of prioritizing their mental health
Reach out to subject matter experts who can help you
People attend therapy thanks to simplified accessibility
According to studies carried out in similar applications in the US, 60% of users who approach a platform to perform online therapy are people who had never done therapy before. In this way, Talkit is a vital tool to open doors and give access to people who otherwise might not obtain treatment, whether due to time, cost, or lack of reliable referrals.
Mental health is, for the World Health Organization, “a state of well-being in which the person realizes their capacities and is able to cope with the normal stresses of life, to work productively and to contribute to their community. ”. It is part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and has become, as a result of the pandemic and perhaps thanks to it, an inescapable social priority.
The type of therapy that Talkit applies is Congnitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on problems and difficulties of the here and now, looking for ways to improve mood. It is very useful treating anxiety, depression, panic, agoraphobia, social phobia and others, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, among others. Likewise, treatment with a specialist is combined with exclusive tools and Mindfulness exercises, because it is a discipline that helps to regulate emotions, to be present in the here and now and to reduce anxiety, among other things.
The pandemic has highlighted the need to take care of mental health, working to eliminate any type of taboo or stigma that existed on psychological therapy until now. At Talkit we seek to reinvent the way of doing therapy with a comprehensive proposal made up of an ecosystem of tools that allow the person to achieve their emotional and psychological well-being, complementing the work with their therapist, in an accessible, safe and confidential space.
