ABSTRACT
Early in a new development it is hard to see the big picture, the wood for the trees. Does the advent of computer-aided psychotherapy (CP) herald a revolution in psychological treatment, or is its rosy promise a glistening bubble about to burst? Early enthusiasm for videophones decades ago gradually gave way to the sober realization that when answering their phone few people want to be seen in pyjamas or hair curlers or with an illicit partner. Videophone sales did not boom, though video screens are now on many mobile (cell) phones.
