Telepsychology and the COVID-19 pandemic: the experiences of psychologists in South Africa

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn renewed attention to telepsychology. This study reports on experiences psychologists in response implications pertaining provision, application, and accessibility telepsychology services South African context. findings highlight direct indirect its impact both practitioners clients. core themes comprise an increase mental health care needs, challenges therapeutic modalities crises, as well contextual considerations. latter include barriers telepsychology, such costs data, limitations confidentiality privacy.