Psychotherapist training
Overwhelmed in the outpatient cases?
Then you've come to the right place! Learn how digital solutions such as elona therapy can give you peace of mind and in therapy, and why your patients also benefit from it.
“I'm speaking from my own PIA experience.”
Get to know Anna! She is PiA herself and felt the same way a year and a half ago as you probably do right now.
“Time is always short as PiA — that stresses me out, does it stress you out?”
- No time to prepare meetings
- Increasing selfdoubts
- “How do other therapists solve this?!”
Tip: Find out more about yourself in our Therapist type quiz!
“Scheduling and time management stopped working sometime —
... which is completely untypical for me.”
- No time to acquire knowledge
- Little cooperation from patients
- Frustration among therapist and patient
“At the beginning of outpatient cases, many uncertainties arise due to time stress, ignorance and, above all, little structure.”
“What have I tried to solve my problems? —
Even more work and effort to get through the week more relaxed unfortunately led to the exact opposite.”
“What did I do instead? Get to know elona therapy!”
Digital health applications (DiGA) are digital medical devices that can help insured persons cope with illnesses or health restrictions. The range of possible applications is varied. Typically, these are native smartphone apps, but they can also include browser-based web applications.
Yes! As a psychotherapist in training, you may prescribe DiGA.
Over 420 exercises, structured and available at the push of a button
- elona therapy as a digital two-sided application
- Treatment according to S3 guidelines
- Simply activate interventions, diagnostics and homework digitally
Here are some examples of exercises!
All content for a successful course of therapy in one place
Get to know some of the over 420 exercises.
The content and exercises that you can unlock in elona therapy are based on various manuals and textbooks, such as Beltz's therapy tools. The content is written by the Elona Health content team. This consists of licensed psychotherapists and PIAs, just like you. There is strict attention to a close peer review process so that you don't have to worry about false information when approving.
elona therapy consists of CBT elements, but there is much more to discover. You can find exercises for:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Social skills training
- Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System
- Relaxation (PMR and mindfulness)
“elona therapy saves me a lot of time.”
• No need to copy or print anymore
• Integrated calendar for a better overview
• Happier and more motivated patients
• Better treatment results (see study results)
“Data & information security is important to me.”
IT security is an integral part of elona therapy. The manufacturer Elona Health was tested by TÜV Süd and certified with the internationally recognized ISO 27001 standard.
“elona therapy clears your mind! —
I want more PIAs to know that almost everyone feels overwhelmed at first, that it's okay and that they can talk about it.”
Still have questions? click here!
Everything you need to know about elona therapy
If you want to use Elona Therapy Depression, you can request access here on the website. You will then have an appointment for an introduction with a member of the Therapy Success team. All of your questions are answered here. If you have any further questions afterwards, you can always talk to your Therapy Success Manager to quickly clear up any ambiguities.
No, you don't have to ask your teaching practice. You can decide for yourself whether you find the use of Elona Therapy helpful. If you are unsure, you can talk to your supervisor about it.
You can currently prescribe Elona Therapy Depression for these diagnoses:
- Mild depressive episode (ICD-10 F32.0)
- Moderate depressive episode (ICD-10 F32.1)
- Severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms (ICD-10 F32.2)
- Recurrent depressive disorder, currently mild episode (ICD10 F33.0)
- Recurrent depressive disorder, currently moderate episode (ICD-10 F33.1)
- Recurrent depressive disorder, currently severe episode without psychotic symptoms (ICD-10 F33.2)
- Dysthymia (ICD-10 F34.1)
You can find very precise contraindications in DIGA directory Read up. In summary, you should not prescribe Elona Therapy if your patient...
- is acutely suicidal.
- shows psychotic symptoms associated with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other delusional disorders
- is in a manic or hypomanic phase.
- has bipolar disorder
elona therapy accompanies ongoing psychotherapeutic treatment. What does that look like in practice?
1. You conduct a therapy session with one of your patients.
2. After the session, you no longer have to search for worksheets, but in elona therapy you can choose from over 420 content on topics that you have discussed or would like to work on in the next hour.
3. Your patients now have the opportunity to deepen what they have learned and complete exercises between two sessions.
4. In the following session, you can talk about what you have learned, clarify open questions or integrate topics that have already been prepared.
You can prescribe a DiGA in two ways. Either with a doctor's letter or with a prescription, i.e. a prescription, as you probably know from a doctor's visit. In your ELONA therapy starter kit, you will find a recipe block for elona therapy depression. Instructions on how to fill out the regulation can be found in resource center. If you don't have a prescription pad, you can print out and fill out the doctor's letter. You can also find this in the resource center.
Unfortunately, that happens sometimes. One or the other health insurance company is not yet optimally trained in using DiGA. So far, we have been able to talk to health insurance companies about every prescription and obtain a permit. If you receive mail from a health insurance company with questions, we have one for you here template stored, which explains why we as psychotherapists are allowed to write prescriptions without having to prove why. If you still get stuck, feel free to contact your Therapy Success Manager or send an email to support@elona.app.
Your patients can help you get started with elona therapy by uploading your prescription to their health insurance company's online portal. This is usually faster than sending by post. If this is not possible, you can send the prescription to the respective health insurance company. Next, your patients can install the app on their smartphone. When the activation code arrives from health insurance, your patients will be asked to enter it in their elona therapy app. Now the only thing missing is the connection to your elona therapy account! After creating a patient file in your web application, you will find a QR code and, alternatively, a 6-digit number code that you can pass on to your patient. Now it's ready to go.
Using elona Therapy is free of charge and with no time limit. Your patients can use the appropriate smartphone app for 90 days per prescription.
That is no problem at all! elona therapy has no maximum duration of use, which means that you can prescribe the application again. As often as you and your patients benefit from it. If you notice that a prescription is running out of time, fill out the doctor's letter or prescription again. You don't have to wait until the 90 days are over. We recommend issuing the new regulation early, i.e. when there are still around 25-30 days left. This gives health insurance enough time and you can continue using Elona Therapy Depression seamlessly without a break.
All data entered into elona therapy is stored on German servers. Personal and health data is pseudonymized and also stored separately from each other. All data is also encrypted using a secure process (record-level based encrypted), which provides special protection for your data.
