Table 2. Perceived Effect of Teleconsultation on Therapeutic Relationship as Compared to Face-To-Face (n = 207) (1: highly degraded, 3: no change, 5: highly improved).

Aspects of therapeutic relationship	M	SD	p
Empathy	2.81	0.59	< .001
Congruence	2.76	0.67	< .001
Unconditional Positive Regard	2.96	0.51	.206
Therapeutic Alliance	2.86	0.70	.006