When I was first approached…Better Help Counseling Address…. to perhaps collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I chose to present and likewise you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you know and among the important things that I really wanted to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I think it can be extremely practical for many individuals I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is truly a it
practically improves the the restorative experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely take pleasure in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfy and which’s all right those two things can both be true and I think one of the things that I want to start to have individuals think about is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I speak about specific therapy designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had numerous conversations with the founder of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his mission is to offer mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the therapy office and I 100% support that objective and I think it’s important and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one service as our other online companies I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve really I’ve really spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I just wished to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most proper for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are struggling with tough life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for situations where you know they have an extremely clear-cut concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that treatment due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling due to the fact that it includes a lot of homework it involves worksheets it includes finding out particular skills and strategies so mild milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care at first in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you understand think about someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are really terrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities until a number of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and connect to a therapist that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure obviously online therapists are going to be able to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging approach to counseling where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be completely from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I do not believe that therefore you can always anticipate to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video fascinating and valuable if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a variety of various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or deal with in an approaching video