When I was first approached…Better Help Insurance Accepted…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I chose to provide and likewise you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they generally stated you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you know and one of the things that I actually wanted to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally practical for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with somebody is really a it
nearly enhances the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person 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 have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s okay those 2 things can both be true and I think among the things that I want to start to have people think of exists’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is actually a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I discuss specific counseling designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that one of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had lots of discussions with the creator of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed experts out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it’s important and we have a problem with access
to mental 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 think that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my viewpoint has actually been well-received by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I simply wanted to invest a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most appropriate for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific location for people who are struggling with challenging life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you understand they have an extremely clear-cut concern with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them which therapy since it’s not as social as others is best for online counseling because it includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out particular skills and methods so moderate milder disorders like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are actually terrified of being caught and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities until much of them can’t leave their house without really feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and link to a counselor that’s a terrific initial step is that going to treat them absolutely not because agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure obviously online therapists are going to have the ability to do that however could they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that preliminary supportive method to counseling where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I don’t think that therefore you can always expect to hear my sincere opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video intriguing and valuable if you did please like it below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of various psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or deal with in an upcoming video