94. How Eye Contact Affects the Delivery of Telehealth Services

Good news! There is research, actually a lot of it, that supports therapists in understanding how best to deliver telehealth services. In this episode, Dr. Murrow reviews findings related to eye contact impacts on telehealth services.

Brenda often does an episode about eye contact during Mental Health Awareness month each year, and this episode adds to that ongoing discussion. In this episode, she also integrates previous discussions about individual differences with regard to eye contact.

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References:

Fitzpatrick, J. A., & Tickle, J. J. (2025). Eye contact matters: exploring its influence on interpersonal comfort and self-disclosure in virtual interactions. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 38(4), 617–635. https://doi-org.pgi.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/09515070.2024.2436964