The C2Care therapeutic virtual reality headset is a turnkey solution designed for healthcare professionals. With a comprehensive suite of immersive environments, practitioners can address phobias, addictions, anxiety disorders and relaxation needs from a single platform, without switching tools between patients.
A practitioner rarely works with just one type of disorder. Phobias, addictions, anxiety disorders and relaxation needs involve very different situations for patients to experience, which are difficult to recreate using conventional resources in clinical practice.
Some exposures depend on an external location (an airport, a party, a tobacconist's), while others require a calm, gradual environment for relaxation or hypnosis. Using multiple resources and equipment for each approach complicates follow-up care.
The C2Care therapeutic virtual reality headset brings together more than 250 exposure situations in a single tool. From a single platform, practitioners can move from one disorder to another without changing equipment and adapt the immersion in real time according to the patient's reactions.
From the interface, practitioners select the environment suited to the session's objective and adjust the exposure in real time while the patient is immersed. A standard web browser on a PC, Mac or tablet is all that is needed to see what the patient sees in real time, whether the patient is in the practice or at a remote location.
When working on phobias or addictions, practitioners can recreate anxiety-provoking or substance-use-related situations while controlling their gradual progression. For a relaxation or hypnosis session, they can offer a mountain, forest or seaside environment conducive to induction and letting go.
Bringing everything together in a single application makes it possible to switch between uses without changing tools, according to each patient's needs and the progression of their care.
The studies cited at the bottom of the page concern virtual reality in general. For social anxiety, a meta-analysis of 17 trials shows that virtual reality exposure performs better than no treatment and as well as other interventions, with a greater effect when combined with CBT. Before elective surgery, 35 trials involving more than 3,300 patients report less anxiety with virtual reality. In children, it reduces pain, anxiety and fear during needle procedures.
In all cases, virtual reality remains an adjunct to care delivered by the practitioner.
VRET
The practitioner seats the patient on a swivel chair and fits them with the virtual reality headset
Using their interface, the practitioner selects the environment suited to the session's objectives and starts the exposure.
During immersion, the practitioner supports the patient using a visual feed and can adjust the exposure scene in real time
Environments
The headset provides access to all C2Care immersive environments, brought together in a single application.
Cliff, chairlift, rooftop, skyscraper and crane environments allow for gradual progression.
Driving, flying and the metro cover several transport situations.
Public speaking, interviews and conversations are available for social exposure.
Beaches, forests, mountains, fire and underwater environments support relaxation sessions.
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Solène Montègue
Neuropsychiatrist
The developments C2Care is currently integrating into the interface are very promising and meet the established therapeutic objectives [...]: offering tailored exercises that can be adapted to levels of dependency, cognitive disorders, and patients' real-time responses.
Samia Lahya
Psychiatrist
With the acquisition of new equipment [...] and updates to the C2Care programs, its use has expanded even further: OCD, phobias, addictions, anxiety disorders, depression, and PTSD. Ten years later, it is no longer merely a curiosity, but a genuine therapeutic tool that is stimulating, innovative, and effective.
Sabrina Gineau
Psychologist
I incorporate this technology into brief therapies lasting two to four months, with one session per week. I begin with relaxation techniques and, when patients are ready, we proceed. It makes it much easier to expose people to these situations.
Noël Schepers
Psychologist
Virtual reality can enrich and personalize treatment, facilitate patient-therapist collaboration in developing the treatment plan, and add a playful dimension. The possibilities for development and application are immense and extend to every area of psychology and psychotherapy.
Mélanie Boucherot
Psychologist
The value of this technology [C2Care] lies in offering new possibilities for therapeutic support and expanding the range of tools available to healthcare professionals.
François Maltese
Psychologist
For several months, we have been using virtual reality in habituation therapies. Before the procedure, patients are progressively and immersively exposed to their future medical environment and psychologically prepared to accept it.
Dre Marie-Claude Roberge
Doctor of Psychology
Since 2022, we have been using virtual reality therapy with the C2Care platform to simulate exposure to aversive stimuli and triggers that cause anxiety. Exposure therapy is used to treat specific phobias, including fear of heights, enclosed spaces, flying, dogs, emetophobia, and many others.
Dr Laure Du Pouget
Urologist
Using a virtual reality headset for self-hypnosis during prostate biopsies creates a calm atmosphere for a procedure that can sometimes be uncomfortable, even with effective local anesthesia...
Delphine Py
Psychologist
Thank you to C2Care for providing innovative virtual reality solutions to support CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)! A major step forward in making exposure exercises easier and helping our patients overcome their phobias.
Tan YL et al. — Virtual reality exposure for social anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials
Virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials
Li H et al. — Effects of virtual reality interventions on preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions on Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery With Anesthesia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Gao Y et al. — Effectiveness of virtual reality intervention in reducing pain, anxiety and fear during needle procedures in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Effectiveness of virtual reality intervention on reducing the pain, anxiety and fear of needle-related procedures in paediatric patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Rejbrand C et al. — Standalone virtual reality exposure as a treatment for social anxiety symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Stand-alone virtual reality exposure therapy as a treatment for social anxiety symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Discover
Depending on your patients' needs, other areas may also be relevant to explore. Discover the different environments available in C2Care.
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FAQ
Find answers to practitioners' most frequently asked questions about this virtual reality solution.
The C2Care therapeutic virtual reality headset provides access to the full software suite: environments for phobias, addictions, relaxation and hypnosis, as well as cognitive stimulation, all within a single application.
C2Care is compatible with the main standalone virtual reality headsets: Meta Quest 2, 3, 3S and Pro, Pico Neo 3 Pro, 4 and Ultra. If you do not yet have a headset, C2Care helps you choose the equipment, and several plans may include the headset depending on the commitment period.
The headset itself is a commercially available model. What makes it a therapeutic tool is the environments designed with medical teams, the interface that allows the practitioner to control exposure and see what the patient sees in real time, and ongoing assistance: support 5 days a week and equipment replacement if necessary.
Practitioners use it to support care for phobias, anxiety disorders, addictions, relaxation needs and cognitive stimulation, as an adjunct to their care. They assess whether virtual reality exposure is appropriate for the clinical situation.
Yes. Practitioners manage the entire course of care from a single control platform. Guidance and technical support, with equipment replacement within 48 hours if necessary, support day-to-day use.
Yes. A web browser and an internet connection are all you need to control exposure and see what the patient sees in real time, on a PC, Mac or tablet, whether the patient is in the practice or at a remote location.
C2Care has been testing its virtual reality software with hospitals since 2016. This clinical experience has helped refine the immersive environments and gradually adapt them to the real needs of practitioners and their patients.
Virtual reality is not inherently dangerous. It can cause cybersickness in around 10% of people, with temporary nausea or disorientation. Its use remains supervised by a practitioner to limit this risk and adapt the sessions.
Psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists and other healthcare professionals can integrate virtual reality into their practice, in CHU, hospitals and clinics as well as in private practice, depending on their patients' needs.
Yes, all C2Care immersive environments are brought together within a single application. Practitioners can therefore personalise their care and move from one use to another without changing tools or platforms.
The interactive nature encourages patient engagement and adherence. Adaptable environments allow each session to be tailored precisely to the person's needs, while retaining full control of the experience in real time.
Our technical support team can be reached via live chat directly from your control platform. If there is a problem with the headset, a diagnosis is carried out and faulty equipment is replaced within 48 hours if necessary, to ensure continuity of care.
The C2Care subscription costs €99 per month with no commitment, or €799 per year, equivalent to €66.58 per month. It includes unlimited access to all environments, the control interface and support. Tailored plans, with or without equipment, are available to institutions on request for a quote.
Yes. Creating an account is free and allows you to explore the solution before making any commitment. You can then subscribe directly online from your customer account.
