Helping patients overcome entomophobia with virtual reality exposure

Virtual reality allows gradual and controlled exposure to anxiety-inducing situations in a secure environment. It provides realistic, reproducible scenarios, increases patient engagement, and can be personalised. It is also used to treat phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorders, addictions, mood disorders, and for cognitive remediation.

Gradual and progressive exposure to virtual reality lets you confront anxiety-inducing situations step by step. Intensity is adjusted to your needs, allowing desensitisation and a significant reduction in anxiety. Virtual reality exposure therapy has demonstrated effectiveness in anxiety disorders and phobias for more than 30 years.

You need a compatible virtual reality headset. Once equipped, you get unlimited access to C2Care's software: C2Phobia, C2Drive, C2Hypno, C2Brain, C2Custom, and C2Motion, covering a wide range of exposure environments.

Virtual reality is not recommended for people with epilepsy or for pregnant individuals. Some users may experience cybersickness, a temporary and reversible discomfort linked to movement sensations. Starting with static environments and progressing gradually helps the body adapt.

Virtual reality treats anxiety disorders, including phobias such as entomophobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorders, addictions, mood disorders, and eating disorders. Studies also report benefits for autism, neuropsychological disorders, and psychotic disorders in adults.

Yes, this is known as cybersickness, a well-documented phenomenon affecting part of the population. It is reversible. Starting with static environments, then adding slight and later slower head movements, helps the body adapt to the sensation of movement.

Virtual reality exposure therapy benefits a wide age range, from adults to adolescents and elderly patients, with documented feasibility and therapeutic results. It is used for anxiety disorders, autism, addictions, eating and mood disorders. It is not advised for people with epilepsy or pregnant individuals.

Virtual reality helps therapists stand out through professional differentiation and is backed by extensive research supporting its credibility. It improves patient engagement thanks to its interactive nature and saves time by giving direct access to exposure environments without external logistics.

Virtual reality exposure is effective across a wide age range, with real therapeutic benefits documented for adults, adolescents and elderly patients.

• Professional differentiation: integrating virtual reality sets a practice apart from traditional treatment options.
• Scientific validation: virtual reality exposure therapy is backed by extensive research.
• Improved engagement: the interactive nature of virtual reality fosters greater patient involvement.
• Time-saving: direct access to various exposure environments, without external logistics.

Access depends on your subscription and the software included. A compatible headset gives unlimited access to C2Care's software, such as C2Phobia, which contains the insect exposure environments used for entomophobia.

Our technical support team can be reached via live chat from your control panel. If your headset has an issue, we will help diagnose it and provide a return label to replace defective equipment within 48 hours.