RTVE PREPARES ‘TERAPIA ABIERTA’, A FORMAT THAT BREAK TABOOS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH

Originally from the United Kingdom, ‘Terapia Abierta’ has been broadcast in BBC One and in France 2

RTVE is preparing ‘Terapia Abierta’, an innovative international format that, for first time on television, opens the door to real therapy sessions. In these sessions, highly experienced therapists support individuals seeking help to address emotional challenges and everyday situations that affect their lives. Produced by RTVE in collaboration with Warner Bros. ITVP Spain, it will feature personal stories filmed in a controlled, supervised and safe environment.

Originally from the United Kingdom, the format ‘Inside Therapy’ has been broadcast to positive reception on leading public service broadcasters such as BBC One in the UK and France 2 in France. RTVE thus becomes the latest major European public broadcaster to commission the format, adapting it to the context and realities of our country.

Rigour, respect and closeness: this is ‘Terapia Abierta’

‘Terapia Abierta’ offers, for the first time, a complete and unfiltered view of the therapeutic process as it takes place in a real consultation, inviting viewers to step inside it. The sessions are recorded with the full consent of both parties, in an environment designed to ensure that filming takes place naturally, authentically and with respect.

The therapists are highly regarded clinical psychologists with expertise across different fields. The stories will explore some of the most universal and deeply human experiences: grief, trauma, attachment, emotional regulation, insecurities and fears. These are stories of individuals who have chosen to take a step forward and open up in a safe space, working alongside therapists on the personal processes they are going through.

‘Terapia Abierta’ is conceived with an educational and social purpose, becoming the first factual format to address the therapeutic process with rigour, warmth and the utmost respect. It directly challenges the taboos that still surround mental health and demonstrates that seeking psychological support is neither a stigma nor a sign of weakness, but something as natural and necessary as consulting any other healthcare professional.