When I was first approached…Better Help Narcissism…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series one of the things that was truly important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I chose 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 stated you know we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you know and one of the things that I really wanted to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be exceptionally handy for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is truly a it
practically improves the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people 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 would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfortable and which’s fine those two things can both be true and I think one of the important things that I wish to start to have people think of is there’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I discuss certain therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had numerous discussions with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to offer psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% support that objective and I think it is very important and we have a problem with access
to mental health care in this country and is one solution as our other online business I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to state that my viewpoint has been popular by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with the people that present for care so I simply wished to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most proper for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are having problem with hard life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for situations where you know they have a very clear-cut 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 which treatment since it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online counseling because it includes a great deal of research it involves worksheets it includes discovering particular skills and methods so mild milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care initially in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps 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 truly horrified of being trapped and caught in a location where they may have a panic attack and so basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial 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 a great initial step is that going to cure them never because agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume normal activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online therapists 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 initial helpful approach to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my point to 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 fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I think is as simply a human being on this earth trying 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 share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I do not think that therefore you can always expect to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video useful and intriguing if you did please like it below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or address in an approaching video