“…On the level of professional identity (second superordinate theme), the online platform seems to offer the psychologists different resources: It promotes the employment of young psychologists, reducing the costs related to the early career; it provides a promotional space; and it seems to legitimise online practice, valuing the online profession positively. The platform seems to support the 'self' of early-career psychologists who, during the training and early-career periods, experience a state of destabilisation and vulnerability, but, at the same time, of potential growth (Schubert et al, 2023;Zaverukha et al, 2022). The OPSPC provided opportunities to experience clinical practice in a 'protective' space for early-career psychologists, which can be particularly strained by the challenges created by the online modality (Békés et al, 2021), sustaining important factors for professional identity development, such as training, supervision and network support (Glueckauf et al, 2018;Schubert et al, 2023).…”