Nowadays, the development of the industrial revolution has changed toward 5.0 (Javaid et al. Reference Javaid, Haleem and Singh2020; Xu et al. Reference Xu, Lu and Vogel-Heuser2021). This has resulted in many changes in various sectors of the world (Elangovan Reference Elangovan2022; Maddikunta et al. Reference Maddikunta, Pham and Prabadevi2022). One of the impacts is the emergence of the metaverse (Ifdil et al. Reference Ifdil, Situmorang and Firman2022; Mystakidis Reference Mystakidis2022). Metaverse is a combination of several technological elements, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and video (Rahaman Reference Rahaman2022; Sparkes Reference Sparkes2021). The combination of these three technologies allows users to be in the same digital world, without having to be in the same physical space (Dionisio et al. Reference Dionisio, Burns and Gilbert2013). This allows everyone from any part of the world to be connected virtually to carry out every activity, be it for work, play, study, and other activities (Xi et al. Reference Xi, Chen and Gama2022).
With this technological advancement called metaverse, almost all fields will undergo a process of adaptation and begin their steps to move to this place (Damar Reference Damar2021), included in the field of physical and mental health (Damar Reference Damar2022; Ifdil et al. Reference Ifdil, Situmorang and Firman2022; Usmani et al. Reference Usmani, Sharath and Mehendale2022). Of course, this will be an opportunity as well as a challenge in the future that the process of counseling or psychotherapy assistance will experience very significant changes, not the same as before.
The very long and repeated number of counseling or psychotherapy sessions will become an obsolete concept and probably will not work anymore. This is evidenced by the phenomenon during the past COVID-19 that many people needed counseling or psychotherapy services quickly (Situmorang Reference Situmorang2022a). In addition, the main market for metaverse users is the very dynamic young generation (Lamba and Malik Reference Lamba and Malik2022), who of course really like services that are responsive, straightforward, and fun (Hoadley et al. Reference Hoadley, Falkov and Agalawatta2019; Schleider et al. Reference Schleider, Dobias and Sung2020).
To answer these opportunities and challenges, “rapid tele-psychotherapy” with single-session music therapy (Situmorang Reference Situmorang2022a, Reference Situmorang2022b, Reference Situmorang2022c) is here to provide an alternative option that can be used by professionals in the mental health sector in helping everyone who needs counseling or psychotherapy services quickly and pleasantly. In fact, this theory is quite easy and applicable by professionals in the mental health field. In addition, this theory is very suitable for those who need intervention assistance quickly, accurately, and pleasantly.
The hope is that this theory can be one of the alternative options that can be used by many people in all parts of the world, especially in the later metaverse so that more and more people feel and prove the benefits of this theory.
Acknowledgments
The author wishes to express gratitude to the Creative Counseling Center, Indonesia, for supporting this manuscript.
Conflicts of Interest
The author declares no conflict of interest.
