
Avatar
Drs Menon, Wright & Lepage
A bold VR therapy where patients meet their voices face to face and take back control.

Avatar therapy is a groundbreaking treatment aimed at individuals experiencing persistent auditory hallucinations, particularly those with voices that inflict harmful and invalidating effects. By utilizing virtual reality technology, this therapy creates avatars that impersonate voices heard. Through interacting with these avatars in a virtual environment, patients gain the ability to engage in conversations with external representations of their hallucinations. This innovative approach empowers individuals to enhance their control over their auditory experiences, leading to reduced distress caused by the voices. This project is done in collaboration with the University of Ottawa and the University of British Colombia.
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