teletherapy

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By  Jessica Hagen 01:46 pm May 3, 2023
Talkspace reported an 11% increase in revenue in the first quarter that was driven by an increase in its business-to-business sales. The teletherapy company reported $33.3 million in revenue compared with $30.2 million in the prior-year period. It noted a 71% increase in its B2B revenue year-over-year and 40% decline in its consumer revenue. The New York-based company reported a net loss of $8.8...
An older woman holding a pill bottle talking to a provider using her tablet.
By  Emily Olsen 12:10 pm July 6, 2022
Teletherapy provider Sensible Care scored $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Volition Capital with participation from Skyline Investors. WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2017, the startup offers virtual therapy and psychiatry services for patients, including children and couples. Sensible Care also provides in-person transcranial magnetic stimulation, a therapy used for patients with...
Wolf+Friends cofounders Gena Mann and Carissa Tozzi
By  Emily Olsen 10:11 am June 8, 2022
Pediatric teletherapy company DotCom Therapy announced Wednesday it has acquired Wolf+Friends, a support app for parents of children with special needs, mental health concerns and learning disabilities. This marks DotCom's first acquisition since it was founded in 2015. As part of the deal, Wolf+Friends' community app will relaunch this summer to include support groups facilitated by DotCom's...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:29 am June 2, 2022
Therapists serving patients from lower socioeconomic status groups, as well as couples and families, are less likely to continue teletherapy after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JMIR. The study surveyed mental health professionals currently using telehealth between January and April last year about their practices, experiences moving to and using teletherapy, and their...
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By  Emily Olsen 02:22 pm November 22, 2021
Teletherapy company Talkspace announced Monday that president and chief operating officer Mark Hirschhorn had resigned following an internal review of his conduct “in connection with a company offsite that took place late last week.” In a statement, the company said that Hirschhorn’s resignation was effective immediately and that Talkspace’s executive team would handle his responsibilities....
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By  Emily Olsen 11:23 am September 9, 2021
Period-tracking app Flo closed a $50 million Series B financing round, bringing the company’s valuation to $800 million.  The round was led by VNV Global and Target Global. London-based Flo said the latest round brings its total raise to $65 million. Flo said it will use the capital to improve personalization and give users more advanced insights into their cycles and symptoms. The company also...
The grants total nearly $7 million and support investigational partnerships between Talkspace, the University of Washington and Mental Health America.
By  Mallory Hackett 12:19 pm January 11, 2021
The National Institutes of Health have awarded the teletherapy platform Talkspace two grants worth nearly $7 million to research patients’ experiences with digital mental health services. The first grant is almost $4 million and comes from the NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. It will support a four-year randomized control trial that...
By  Laura Lovett 02:51 pm October 1, 2019
This morning META announced a new virtual health platform designed specifically for college students to access mental health care.  The new platform will let students choose their therapist viewing credentials, language, gender, faith, therapy style and plans accepted. Students are able to pay for the services out of pocket, or go through their insurance.  The platform was also designed to give...
By  Aditi Pai 09:06 am November 11, 2014
Sunrise, Florida-based MDLive, which offers telehealth services including patient-to-physician remote visits via mobile devices, has acquired online therapy provider Breakthrough Behavioral. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Breakthrough Behavioral has raised at least $5.9 million to date. The acquisition will allow MDLive to expand its services and offer patients...