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[email protected] HOW PSYCHOTHERAPISTS PRACTICE IN THE DIGITAL ERA by JOSH WEINSTEIN A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2021 © 2021 JOSH WEINSTEIN All Rights Reserved ii How Psychotherapists Practice In the Digital Era by Josh Weinstein This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Psychology in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. __________ __________________________________ Date Elliot Jurist Chair of Examining Committee __________ __________________________________ Date Richard Bodnar Executive Officer Supervisory Committee: Diana Diamond Lissa Weinstein Stephen Hartman Alex Kriss THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii ABSTRACT How Psychotherapists Practice In the Digital Era by Josh Weinstein Advisor: Elliot Jurist The digital era, marked by digital devices connected via high speed data networks, has altered human experience in profound ways over the past 40 years. The potential for novel forms of human relating and fulfillment of desire has led to myriad changes in behavior, thought and unconscious activity.