Table 2.

Themes and Sub-themes

Theme	Sub-theme	Codes	Number of participants*
1. Benefits and possibilities	1.1. VCP facilitates accessibility	Distance	7
		Patient characteristics
		Crisis conditions
		Therapist diversity
		Sustainability
	1.2. VCP provides flexibility and comfort	Flexibility of Time	6
		Flexibility of Place and comfort
	1.3. Fathers’ participation in the psychotherapy increases		4
	1.4. VCP is economic		2
2. Difficulties and limitations	2.1. Difficulties are experienced in the therapeutic relationship	Borders and Rules	7
		Nonverbal reactions
	2.2. The child’s characteristics affect the applicability of the psychotherapy	Child’s mental disorder	6
		Child’s age
	2.3. Maintaining focus becomes difficult		5
	2.4. The lack of materials and toys affects the therapist’s implementations		3
	2.5. Connecting to the psychotherapy from home causes privacy problems	Parent intervention	2
		Private space
	2.6. Technological problems affect communication and sustainability	Internet and electricity cut-offs	2

* Number of participants who indicated views