Social Media + Therapy
research project

 

This research project is interviewing people to learn about how therapy and self-care relates to social media

Social media allow people to create and share content about mental health, self-care and therapy. This might look like memes about therapy, videos about managing health, or posts about self-care tips, for example. Some researchers see this as part of therapy or self-help culture: the ideas, values, practices and knowledges that are shared in society about therapy, mental health and self-care.

Much of the “work” of therapy, psychology, counselling, coaching and similar modalities happens outside of appointments and sessions, in people’s homes, at work, in the community. This is where, as researcher Ole Dreier argues, people put what they have explored in therapy into practice in their everyday lives. But where do social media fit in? How does therapy culture on social media influence what people do in therapy? How it might help or hinder what happens both in and outside of therapy?

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Natalie is looking for participants to join in interviews about social media and therapy, mental health and self-care.

The project involves three 45-60 minute interviews, spread out over 1 to 8 months. Interviews will be held online (e.g. Zoom, Skype, FaceTime) or in person (subject to COVID-19 restrictions). Participants will be compensated for their time with a $90 digital supermarket voucher.

To be eligible to participate, people must be between 18 and 40 years, live in Victoria, Australia, and currently are, or have been in the past, a client, patient or consumer of a therapist, counsellor, psychologist or similar.

More information about the project is available here in the Participant Information and Consent Form. The project has been approved by the RMIT University Human Research Ethics Committee, project number 24059, and transferred to the University of Melbourne Central Human Research Ethics, project number 2022-23363-27619-2.

Want to learn more or participate in the project?

Download and read the Participant information and Consent Form.
Please let Natalie know the best way to contact you on the form below or you can email her directly at natalie.hendry (at) unimelb (dot) edu (dot) au

After you fill out the form, Natalie will email, text or message you to book in a time to talk and organise the consent form for you to sign.

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