When I was first approached…Better Help Questions…. to perhaps 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 talked about what what subjects I picked to present and likewise you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially stated you understand we trust you as a scientific professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you understand and one of the important things that I truly wished to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be exceptionally valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself working 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 somebody is really a it
practically enriches the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we wouldn’t have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfy and and that’s okay those two things can both be true and I think one of the things that I wish to start to have people think about is there’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is really a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you but also what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I talk about particular therapy designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had numerous discussions with the creator of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed experts out of business his mission is to offer mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental healthcare in this country and is one service as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to state that my viewpoint has actually been popular by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I simply wanted to invest a number of minutes discussing my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for individuals who are fighting with challenging life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for scenarios where you know they have a very specific issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes learning specific skills and techniques so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you know consider someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a therapist from their house because they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are truly horrified of being caught and caught in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up 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 link to a therapist that’s a great initial step is that going to cure them absolutely not because agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and often that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process certainly online therapists are going to be able to do that but could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial helpful technique to counseling where they can actually have a better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can therefore I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I don’t believe that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video interesting and practical 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 various mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to address or cover in an approaching video