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November 11, 2025Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services

“Just Be More This TikTok Therapist”: A Narrative Inquiry of Social Workers’ Stories on the Influence of Social Media in Therapy

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KMKellan McNallyJBJohanna Creswell BáezLGLauri Goldkind

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Overview

Qualitative inquiry reveals social media shapes therapist-client relationships, impacting therapy expectations and misinformation.

Key Points

  • This research examines social workers' views on social media's impact on therapy.
  • Conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 social workers providing psychotherapy
  • Utilized a narrative inquiry approach to understand therapists’ experiences
  • Identified key themes around social media's influence on therapy
  • Clients' social media use normalized mental health conditions
  • Increased client expectations impacted by online interactions
  • Challenges of misinformation complicating clients' self-diagnosis and misdiagnosis

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McNally et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69252e9ec0ce034ddc356454https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894251359325
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