When I was first approached…Better Help Medicaid…. to possibly team up 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 chose 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 essentially stated you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you understand and among the things that I really wished to address is the reality that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be exceptionally valuable for many individuals I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
almost enhances the the restorative experience in 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 think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s fine those two things can both be true and I believe among the things that I want to start to have people think of is there’s a place for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I talk about certain therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many conversations with the creator of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar 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 treatment workplace and I 100% support that mission and I think it is essential and we have an issue with gain access to
to psychological health care in this country and is one option as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve really I’ve really spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they deal with individuals that present for care so I simply wished to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a wonderful location for individuals who are dealing with difficult life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than normal for situations where you understand they have a really specific concern with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online counseling since it includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes finding out particular abilities and techniques so moderate milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you know think about someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really terrified of being caught and caught in a location where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to restrict their activities and limit their activities till a lot of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer and connect to a therapist that’s a great primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that process clearly online counselors are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their house from that preliminary encouraging approach to counseling where they can actually have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the 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 share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I don’t believe that and so you can always expect to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video helpful and interesting if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a variety of different psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to attend to or cover in an upcoming video