When I was first approached…Better Help Glassdoor…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they basically said you understand we trust you as a scientific professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you understand and among the important things that I really wanted to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be extremely practical for lots of people I’ve seen it myself working with individuals from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
practically enhances the the healing experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t 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 simply would not feel comfortable and which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I wish to start to have people think about is there’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is actually a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I discuss particular therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of discussions with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his mission is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is very important and we have an issue with access
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one service as our other online business I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to say that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with individuals that present for care so I simply wished to invest a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most proper for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic location for people who are having problem with challenging life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you understand they have a really well-defined problem with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them and that therapy since it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling since it includes a lot of research it involves worksheets it involves learning specific skills and methods so mild milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you know consider someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their house and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly frightened of being caught and caught in a place where they may have an anxiety attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities till a number of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and link to a therapist that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that individual to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure clearly online therapists are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial helpful approach to counseling where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my point to this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I don’t think that therefore you can constantly anticipate to hear my honest opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video handy and intriguing if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an upcoming video