As a patient with depression and alcohol dependence, i dont want an artificial treatment. Its important to leave the house, sit in front of a real human and do some chatting as my former therapist once did. A human therapist will smell the relapse from yesterday and can interpret your facial expression. Many people go into social retraction, dont leave the house, order food instead of go shopping, receive sunlight etc. Its important to take part in the normal social life as much as one can.