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Over the last decade, the demand for more accessible and flexible healthcare options have been steadily increasing. One area experiencing a significant surge in growth is Home-Visit Therapy. More people are choosing home-visit therapy sessions over online or traditional appointments due to its variety of benefits. While the re-emergence of this trend may still be in its early stages, it is already reshaping the way that therapy is considered and delivered.
In this post, we’ll explore 8 key reasons why more people are opting for home visit therapy. From its convenience to the privacy it provides, we’ll dive into why this approach is gaining more and more traction.
1. Convenience In the modern world of next-day delivery and your favourite food brought to your door within the hour, convenience is something that we have never valued so highly. If a burrito or that new banana stand is important enough to be delivered to our home, then our mental health should be treated with the same urgency and level of convenience. Home-visit therapy provides exactly that: a therapist comes into your home to support you with whatever you feel stuck on.
2. Comfort
For many people, home is a safe space, free of the anxiety or stress that often comes with the outside world. Being in their own space can allow clients to tackle their biggest fears or process difficult memories with the comfort of their familiar surroundings, whether that’s a favourite blanket, teddy bear, or even a Golden Retriever. Many clients opt for home-visit therapy because their difficulties, such as social anxiety or agoraphobia, make attending a traditional face-to-face therapy appointment feel too overwhelming. In these cases, home-visits can offer a smoother transition, allowing clients to gradually build up to these fears from the safety of their home.
3. Accessibility
People with long-term health conditions, mobility difficulties, or disabilities often have restricted access to the support or treatment that they need. For some, travelling to an appointment may be a mild inconvenience, but for others, it requires significant planning and comes with consequences like exacerbated pain or fatigue. Therapy at home can give these individuals the support they deserve while significantly reducing the burden associated with travelling.
4. Privacy
A lot of progress has been made over the last few decades in reducing the stigma attached to mental health and seeking support, but it would be unrealistic to say that it has completely disappeared. Mental Health stigma is still very present in our modern society, and it can be an even greater barrier for people from certain cultural
backgrounds or for those whose anxiety revolves around concerns about how others perceive them. Many people delay the therapy that would benefit them out of fear of being seen entering a therapist’s office or being recognised in the waiting room. Fortunately, Home-visits address this concern, offering a more discreet alternative.
5. Consistency
When the burden of attending therapy sessions is increased by factors like travel, anxiety, or the weather, it often leads to missed appointments or ending therapy earlier than planned. Therapy is most effective when delivered consistently, and by removing the barriers such as travel and the weather, like home-visit therapy does, then we give ourselves the greatest opportunity to stay consistent and achieve the changes that we seek from therapy.
6. Family Involvement
Therapy is often not a solo endeavour; if we seek a lasting change, we often have to take the people around us on that journey. This could be involving them as a co-therapist to keep us on track, setting a plan for what to work on in the week ahead, or having them re-learn how to best support us. Incorporating loved ones into the process is more challenging when sessions take place in an office, but when they are nearby at home, therapy can more easily become a holistic experience.
7. Enhanced Understanding
To understand a person, or even an animal, it’s often best to observe them in their natural environment. Home-visit therapy can allow Therapists to develop deeper understanding of a person’s difficulties, meeting and speaking with someone in the comfort of their home can provide important context. This can also extend to having some of the flexibility to challenge a person’s fears in the real world rather than being confined to an office.
8. Time
We all live busy lives, often trying to juggle work, cooking, family, sleep, socialising and countless other responsibilities. With so many competing demands for our attention, life becomes a challenging balancing act, making time a valuable currency. Fitting therapy into our busy schedules can be difficult, especially when it includes travel time on either end. Home-visit therapy allows us to focus solely on the time dedicated to the session, cutting out all the unnecessaries.
Conclusion
More people are beginning to recognise the benefits of home visit therapy, an approach that is a call-back to the days when the family doctor came to us instead of suffering crammed waiting rooms. Whether you choose a home visit because of difficulty with mobility or helping your squeeze therapy into your busy life, the reasons for the recent growth in this model are undeniable.
If you’re interested in learning more about whether a home-visit therapy session is the right option for you, we would love to hear from you. Contact us today for a free consultation to explore how we can help you get the support that you deserve.
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