Virtual Reality Therapy in the Metaverse: A Clinician's Guide to Getting Started with Virtual Reality-Based Psychotherap, (Hardcover)

<p><i>Virtual Reality Therapy in the Metaverse</i> provides mental health practitioners with a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to integrating virtual reality into psychotherapeutic practice. From preparing patients and obtaining informed consent to selecting hardware and designing virtual exposure environments, this book translates a growing body of research into practical clinical guidance.</p><p>The book equips clinicians with the knowledge needed to navigate every stage of VR integration. It begins with the preparatory steps -- building the therapeutic alliance, obtaining informed consent and identifying appropriate patients -- before examining the ethical, logistical and technological considerations involved in delivering VR-based interventions. Detailed chapters apply VR to the three pillars of cognitive behavioural therapy: exposure-based desensitization, cognitive restructuring and skills training. Case examples show how virtual environments can be individually tailored to treat conditions ranging from contamination OCD to treatment-resistant auditory hallucinations. The final section looks ahead, reviewing hardware and software advances and presenting a four-phase roadmap from augmented reality to psychotherapy in a fully realised metaverse.</p><p><i>Virtual Reality Therapy in the Metaverse</i> is intended for practising psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors and trainees, as well as researchers and technology developers working at the intersection of mental health and immersive technology.</p>

• Virtual Reality Therapy in the Metaverse: A Clinician's Guide to Getting Started with Virtual Reality-Based Psychotherap, (Hardcover)
• Author: CRC Press
• ISBN: 9781032559360
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-10-22
• Page Count: 192