When I was first approached…Better Help Low Income…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I selected to present and also 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 clinical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you know and one of the important things that I truly wished to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be incredibly handy for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with someone is really a it
practically improves the the restorative experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I thoroughly delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I believe among the important things that I wish to start to have people think about exists’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I speak about particular therapy designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the very best method for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous discussions with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one option as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve really spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to say that my opinion has actually been favored by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I just wished to spend a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific place for people who are dealing with tough life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you understand they have a very specific problem with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them which treatment due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is best for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a great deal of homework it involves worksheets it includes learning specific abilities and methods so moderate milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a therapist from their home since they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are actually horrified of being caught and caught in a location where they might have a panic attack therefore basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities till many of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and link to a counselor that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that person 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 process undoubtedly online therapists are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial supportive method to counseling where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular 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 totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I do not 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 certified psychologist I hope you found this video practical and fascinating if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to address or cover in an upcoming video