When I was first approached…Better Help Owner…. to potentially collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the things that was actually important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I chose to provide and likewise you understand my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically stated you understand we trust you as a scientific 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 wanted to address is the fact that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I believe it can be incredibly practical for lots of people I have actually seen it myself working with individuals 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 really a it
nearly enriches the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely delight in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s alright those two things can both hold true and I think one of the important things that I want to start to have individuals consider is there’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is actually a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I discuss certain therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best method for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that a person of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had lots of conversations with the founder of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to come into the therapy office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is very important and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better suited for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to say that my viewpoint has actually been well-received by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with the people that present for care so I simply wished to spend a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful place for individuals who are struggling with hard life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for scenarios where you know they have a very specific concern with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling because it involves a great deal of research it includes worksheets it includes discovering specific abilities and strategies so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their house because they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually frightened of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities until many of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and link to a counselor that’s an excellent first step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that process undoubtedly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging approach to counseling where they can actually have a much 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 plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I believe 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 will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever since I do not think that therefore you can always anticipate to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video interesting and valuable if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a variety of different mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to resolve or cover in an approaching video