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Dr Stéphane Bouchard
Dr Stéphane Bouchard is a Director of Psychology at Quebec University – Laboratoire de cyberpsychologie de l’Université du Québec en Outaouais.
He is also a world leader in Virtual Reality (VR) therapies, based in Canada.
Read his research in ORCiD
Find out more about the Quebec University CyberPsychology Lab, the team, their research and work.
In today’s episode of Confessions of a CyberPsychologist, I chat to Dr Stéphane Bouchard – a Director of Psychology at Quebec University – Laboratoire de cyberpsychologie de l’Université du Québec en Outaouais – and a World Leader in Virtual Reality (VR) therapies, based in Canada.
We talk about Video-based Telepsychotherapy.
(Side note: Apologies upfront to Dr Andrew Campbell, who I miss-named as Dr Andrew Chapman. Sorry Andrew!)
During our chat we focus on:
00:31 Stéphane’s journey into CyberPsychology through Clinical Psychology and the geographic challenges faced around psychotherapy within his region of Canada.
11:45 What disorders Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) are most used for.
15:10 Clarifying the terms and definitions used in video-based therapy – because words have depth and meaning, and the words we therefore use to describe things really do matter.
20:03 Topline learnings on how video teleconferencing may be more or less effective at treating anxiety disorders than the more traditional face-to-face therapeutic interventions.
32:55 The distinct difference between Video Conference and Virtual Reality based therapies.
36:03 The type of therapy works best in Video Conference based therapeutic sessions and what therapists need to consider with clients home environment when conducting online therapeutic interventions.
48:03 The ‘Telepresence in Videoconference Scale (TVS)’. What it is, why it’s importance and how it can be used in a practical real-world therapeutic practice.
54:06 The impact ‘Zoom Fatigue’ may have on Video Conference based therapy sessions.
56:53 How we have to focus slightly differently with our visual and auditory senses when we are engaging in Video Conferencing – and what impact a concussion has on our energy levels when engaging with others on video.
1:00:47 The cybersecurity issues that may come up in telepsychotherapy.
1:05:23 The most important thing therapists need to consider when conducting videoconference-based psychotherapy.
If you are interested in how therapy or coaching translates to an online environment, you will probably find this episode interesting.
Research and Publications
You can access relevant research articles from Dr Bouchard here on:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (PDA)
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia in Videoconference: Preliminary Results
- Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority Trial
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
The role of the working therapeutic alliance
Treatment mechanisms
