Telehealth isn’t new. For the past couple of decades, people have been using technology to consult their health care provider, either by phone or video chat. However, since the coronavirus pandemic began, more people have been scheduling virtual appointments with health professionals – including mental health experts. “They feel that online therapy is safer and more convenient,” says Minal Mahtani, a cognitive behaviour therapist and founder and chief executive of OCD & Anxiety Support HK. “When the Covid-19 pandemic started, social distancing measures were put in place and people were reluctant to go out because they feared catching the virus….