Friend or foe? How modern technology can be used to make a positive change in people’s lives

Technology is a constant factor in everyday life and should be leveraged more often to tackle mental health issues, according to a clinical psychologist who started her own wellbeing app. Dr Lisa Patterson-Kane, principal psychologist at Changing Ways Psychology, has been specialising in psychology-based care for people in rural and remote areas for around 10 […]

Dan Wood 16 December, 2014

Friend or foe? How modern technology can be used to make a positive change in people’s lives

Technology is a constant factor in everyday life and should be leveraged more often to tackle mental health issues, according to a clinical psychologist who started her own wellbeing app.

Dr Lisa Patterson-Kane, principal psychologist at Changing Ways Psychology, has been specialising in psychology-based care for people in rural and remote areas for around 10 years.

After seeing how geographical issues were preventing people from accessing weekly consultations, she decided to build an app that would have a similar effect as a psychologist tapping someone on the shoulder “each and every day”.