When I was first approached…Better Help Issues…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series among the important things that was truly crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they generally stated you understand we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you understand and one of the important things that I really wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be exceptionally practical 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 also have video sessions with someone is actually a it
practically enhances the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals 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 wouldn’t be appropriate we wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s fine those two things can both be true and I think one of the things that I want to start to have individuals think about exists’s a place for both offline and online therapy it is truly a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I speak about particular therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I think that one of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many discussions with the founder of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy office and I 100% support that objective and I think it is essential and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one service as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve actually discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my viewpoint has actually been popular by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with individuals that present for care so I just wished to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for individuals who are fighting with challenging life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios 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 very structured can can benefit them and that therapy since it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a lot of homework it involves worksheets it involves finding out specific skills and techniques so moderate milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so essentially they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s an excellent primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and sometimes 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 however could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that preliminary helpful 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 indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to clearly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I believe 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 do not believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything due to the fact that I do not think that and so you can always expect to hear my sincere opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video useful and intriguing if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of different mental health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or address in an upcoming video