When I was first approached…Better Help Marriage Counseling…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was actually important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I selected to provide and likewise you understand my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially said you understand we trust you as a scientific professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you understand and among the important things that I really wished to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be extremely handy for many people I’ve seen it myself working with people from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is truly a it
almost enriches the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are people 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 simply wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s alright those 2 things can both be true and I believe one of the things that I wish to begin to have individuals think of is there’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is actually a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you however also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I speak about particular therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best technique for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had many discussions with the founder of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his objective is to supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one service as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve actually I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to state that my viewpoint has been well-received by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with the people that present for care so I simply wished to spend a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own individual opinion about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic location for individuals who are struggling with challenging life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for situations where you understand they have an extremely well-defined problem with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment because it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy because it includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes learning specific skills and strategies so moderate milder disorders like moderate anxiety mild depression modification conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually gotten care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities until many of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent first step is that going to treat them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure certainly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial helpful approach to therapy where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can and so I I will not inform 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 believe that and so you can always expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video helpful and intriguing if you did please like it listed below and feel free to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of different mental health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to resolve or cover in an approaching video