Thera Virtual Reality Counseling
THERA Inc. ViRtual Reality Counseling
Counseling Using Virtual Reality
If you are a licensed clinician and looking to adjunct your private practice , THERA Inc. allows you to build your case load virtually using virtual reality. All you need is access to a secure wireless connection, an Oculus Quest or Rift, and access to a desktop or laptop computer.
Looking for THERAPISTS in the Bay Area , CA and NY State, New Jersey
THERA Inc, is looking for licensed clinicians in California, New York, and New Jersey. If you are interested in using online counseling this is a new way to see your patients in avatar form, and change environments to allow your patient to have a unique experience having " talk therapy". The virtual reality experience is HIPAA compliant and therapist driven. For more information go to admin@theravr.io
THERA Inc. Accepting Referrals
THERA Inc. is currently accepting referrals for our therapist team in California. If you are seeking therapy and are interested in experiencing this new way of talking to your therapist you can sign up at admin@theravr.io . You will be contacted by one of our licensed clinicians and invited to a 20 minute consultation.
Using Virtual Reality Headset or Not?
Virtual Reality requires wearing a headset where you can experience a 360 degree experience and feel the benefits of a mind/body connection. However, some people do not want to wear a headset, so THERA Inc. provides options such as a desktop version of VR to meet with your practitioner.
For More Information reach out to admin@theravr.io
If you have any questions or would like more information about us , email us!
THERA Panel Presentations and Awards
Milestones 2017/2018
Who We Are
We are therapists using virtual reality...
You may feel like going to the couch takes so much time out of your day. With our busy lifestyles, and tight commutes getting to see your regular therapist can be challenging and costly. THERA is an affordable way to have regular one hour sessions in VR with an avatar therapist.
Support for Private Practice
If you are a therapist and see the advantages of using online counseling to accommodate a higher case loads, THERA is an adjunct to your private practice. You can create your professional profile, choose your virtual office and schedule your clients.
The New Couch - Virtual Reality
If you are struggling with mental illness or even life stressors, transition or just need to have support from a therapist , THERA brings a new experience of entering "in world" in a discreet, customizable environment which is anonymous and HIPAA compliant.
Services
Traditional One Hour Sessions
If you are seeking therapy THERA Inc. will provide you an assigned therapist who specializes with your immediate needs based on an online assessment prior to treatment. You will meet with your therapist for a one hour session once a week or as needed. Therapy is done in a virtual office and is completely confidential.
Your Avatar Therapist
THERA provides your therapy sessions in virtual reality where you can meet with your avatar therapist in real time. Your therapist can be "customized". Customizing your therapist may reduce the anxiety or stigmatism you may feel when seeking counseling.
Virtual Reality Environments
With THERA you can experience the clinician driven selection of therapeutic environments. The THERA environments can be used for Mindfulness, anxiety reduction, pain management , or any of the clinician driven tools used in session.
Virtual Reality Works
Virtual Reality has higher rates of success than taking drugs...
For populations who suffer from PTSD, chronic pain, addiction and eating disorders science has proven that virtual reality has higher rates of success in treatment more than traditional dependency with medications. The reason is virtual reality provides a more intense "mind/body experience" then traditional counseling. Using the 5 senses patients can benefit from the experience of virtual reality.
PTSD and Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality has been proven to treat one of the most impactful diagnoses in our country... PTSD. Suicide and violence are on the rise. Research has shown that after VR treatment those who were diagnosed with PTSD, 65.9% no longer met criteria in a treatment study. Credit Skip Rizzo, USC Institute for Creative Technologies
The Mind/Body Connection in VR
Having therapy in VR is a unique cognitive and physical experience. If you have had therapy before you can still feel the same benefits of talking to your therapist in a safe and confidential space but also get the benefit of the mind/ body experience by using the 5 senses.
The Team
Erin Bogdanski CEO and CoFounder
Erin Bogdanski CEO and CoFounder
Erin Bogdanski CEO and CoFounder
My passion is healing with VR
Amit Jain Co Founder and CTO
Erin Bogdanski CEO and CoFounder
Erin Bogdanski CEO and CoFounder
My passion is building new technologies to help others.
Frank Cox Director of Sales
Erin Bogdanski CEO and CoFounder
Fanteema Barnes, LCSW New York/ New Jersey
My passion is training and supporting our clinicians with Virtual Reality.
Fanteema Barnes, LCSW New York/ New Jersey
Fanteema Barnes, LCSW New York/ New Jersey
Fanteema Barnes, LCSW New York/ New Jersey
Fanteema is one our New York/ New Jersey therapists. She provides empowerment speaking, helping Black and LatinX women to live their best lives through online individual and couples therapy. Fanteema helps them to work through issues unique to their identities. Clients leave sessions with clarity on who they are, what they want, and how to get it.
Leslie Baker, LMFT, California
Fanteema Barnes, LCSW New York/ New Jersey
Ryann DeSouza , LMFT, California
Leslie Baker is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 28 years of experience in psychotherapy. She is a National Board Certified Counselor and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. Leslie is an author and supporter of emerging technologies for mental health.
Ryann DeSouza , LMFT, California
Fanteema Barnes, LCSW New York/ New Jersey
Ryann DeSouza , LMFT, California
I am a family and marriage counselor licensed in California implementing psychotherapy for over 12 years. In addition to my years of performing psychotherapy, I'm a certified Domestic Violence counselor, Expressive Arts Therapist, and smoking cessation, counselor. I have about 17 years of experience working with Autism /Intellectually disabled individual adults, children, and their families. I have worked with culturally and ethnically diverse populations.
Lane Carlson, Spiritual Healer, California
Tyia Grange Isaacson LCSW , PhD, California
Tyia Grange Isaacson LCSW , PhD, California
Lane is a spiritual healer and transformational guide. specializing in breathwork, meditation and guiding clients to discover their own issue resolution. He is a truth seeker and an explorer of medicine and practices that are helping people heal! Lane holds a masters degree in spiritual psychology and has spent the last decade discovering and facilitating healing through non-traditional medicines and practices.
Tyia Grange Isaacson LCSW , PhD, California
Tyia Grange Isaacson LCSW , PhD, California
Tyia Grange Isaacson LCSW , PhD, California
I love my work and feel honored to help individuals, children and couples find increased balance and happiness. I have been working with trauma in children and families since 1998. As a life-long learner, I am never satisfied with yesterday's solutions; I continue to grow and my learning about cutting edge research in attachment and brain science informs my practice.
Michael Greene, LCSW, New York
Tyia Grange Isaacson LCSW , PhD, California
Michael Greene, LCSW, New York
I’m Michael Greene, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I came into this field as a second career (see bio) and have developed a fairly diverse practice, working with people of different ages, ethnicities and backgrounds. To be honest, the range of people I see and the various issues we discuss are two of the things I most enjoy about my work.
Executive Team and Advisors
Amit Jain CTO and Co Founder
Amit Jain CTO and Co Founder
Amit Jain CTO and Co Founder
Amit is a pioneer in Silicon Valley where he has stellar career in tech, investor relations and is a mentor at BootUp Ventures.
Dr. Skip Rizzo Advisor
Amit Jain CTO and Co Founder
Amit Jain CTO and Co Founder
Dr. Rizzo, whose work using virtual reality-based exposure therapy to treat PTSD received the American Psychological Association’s 2010 Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Treatment of Trauma, is the associate director for medical virtual reality at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies.
Dr. Walter Greenleaf Advisor
Amit Jain CTO and Co Founder
Dr. Walter Greenleaf Advisor
Walter Greenleaf is a behavioral neuroscientist and a medical technology developer working at Stanford University. With over three decades of research and development experience in the field of digital medicine and medical virtual reality technology, Walter is considered a leading authority in the field.
Dr. Vince Felitti Advisor
Dr. Vince Felitti Advisor
Dr. Walter Greenleaf Advisor
A renowned physician and researcher, Dr. Vincent J. Felitti is one of the world’s foremost experts on childhood trauma. Leading the charge in research into how adverse childhood experiences affect adults, he is co-principal investigator of the internationally recognized Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, a long-term, in-depth, analysis of over 17,000 adults.
Mike Snyder Advisor
Dr. Vince Felitti Advisor
Graham Hawkes Advisor
Mike Snyder, co-founder of IFEST, is a Silicon Valley based social entrepreneur and economist with deep experience developing and executing S&T initiatives. He serves or has served as senior advisor to several IT, blockchain, VR, telecom, ecommerce, chemical, agricultural, and biotech startups, active in global markets.
Graham Hawkes Advisor
Dr. Vince Felitti Advisor
Graham Hawkes Advisor
Graham Hawkes is a London-born marine engineer and submarine designer. Through the 1980s and 1990s, Hawkes designed 70% of the manned submersibles produced in those two decades. As late as 2007, he held the world solo dive record of 910 metres in the submarine Deep Rover. Graham has been the principal advisor to THERA at the dawn of inception!
THERA Client Payment
2 Free Trials, Then Private Pay
You can either purchase an Oculus or purchase through THERA Inc. All counseling services are done remotely in any state , anywhere. Counseling sessions are schedule by one of our licensed clinicians.