The unprecedented times of the novel Coronavirus quarantine and subsequent stay‐at‐home orders have changed the way many couple therapists provide clinical services. Understanding couple therapists’ experiences with teletherapy is important for optimizing future telehealth delivery with couples. Thus, the purpose of this mixed methods survey study was to explore couple therapists’ experiences of transitioning from in‐person/traditional therapy to online/telehealth delivery. A total of 58 couple therapists completed an online survey for this study. Reported are both quantitative and qualitative findings. Overall, this study found that couple therapists experienced a positive shift from traditional/in‐person therapy to online/telehealth therapy, with a majority of couple therapists (74%) reporting they would continue providing teletherapy after the novel Coronavirus pandemic and social distancing regulations had ended. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes from couple therapists’ experiences related to advantages, challenges, and recommendations for practice. Implications for clinical training and future research are discussed.

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COVID-19时代的情侣远程疗法：经验和建议

新型冠状病毒检疫的空前时代和随后的在家下单服务，改变了许多夫妻治疗师提供临床服务的方式。了解夫妻治疗师的远程治疗经验对于优化夫妻未来的远程医疗保健至关重要。因此，这项混合方法调查研究的目的是探讨夫妻治疗师从亲自/传统治疗过渡到在线/远程医疗交付的经验。共有58位夫妻治疗师完成了这项研究的在线调查。报告的是定量和定性的发现。总体而言，这项研究发现，夫妻治疗师经历了从传统/亲自治疗到在线/远程医疗治疗的积极转变，大多数夫妇治疗师（74％）报告说，他们将在新型冠状病毒大流行和社会疏散规定结束后继续提供远程治疗。主题分析用于从夫妻治疗师的经验中识别出与优势，挑战和实践建议相关的主题。讨论了对临床培训和未来研究的影响。