When I was first approached…Better Help Free…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series among the important things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I chose to present and likewise you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally said you know we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you understand and one of the things that I actually wished to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be extremely handy for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
practically improves the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I want to begin to have people consider is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I discuss particular therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the concerns that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had many conversations with the creator of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% support that objective and I believe it is very important and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to state that my viewpoint has actually been popular by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they deal with individuals that present for care so I just wished to invest a number of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for people who are dealing with tough life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than normal for circumstances where you know they have a really specific problem with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online therapy because it includes a lot of homework it involves worksheets it involves learning particular abilities and strategies so moderate milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you know think about someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a therapist from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are really horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they may have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they start to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent first step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that process clearly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial supportive technique to therapy where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the space 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 show you is going to be completely from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I don’t think that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my sincere opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video helpful and interesting 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 different mental health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to resolve or cover in an approaching video