When I was first approached…Better Help Insurance Cigna…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was really important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I picked to provide and likewise you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally said you understand we trust you as a scientific expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you understand and among the important things that I truly wished to address is the truth that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I think it can be incredibly useful for lots of people I’ve seen it myself working with people 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 truly a it
nearly improves the the restorative experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely delight 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 have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfy and and that’s alright those 2 things can both hold true and I think among the important things that I wish to start to have people think of is there’s a place for both online and offline treatment it is actually a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I discuss specific therapy designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I think 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 real I have actually had many discussions with the creator of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed experts out of business his objective is to offer mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they work with the people that present for care so I simply wanted to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific location for people who are battling with tough life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for circumstances where you know they have a really well-defined concern with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that treatment because it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling because it includes a great deal of research it involves worksheets it involves discovering particular abilities and techniques so moderate milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you understand think about someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their home since they can’t leave their house and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are actually frightened of being caught and trapped in a location where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and link to a therapist that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to treat 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 typical activities and often that includes 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 person who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary supportive approach to counseling where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to clearly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be completely from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I do not believe that and so you can constantly expect to hear my truthful opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video fascinating and handy if you did please like it listed below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of various mental health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to resolve or cover in an upcoming video