When I was first approached…Better Help Therapy App…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was truly crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I selected to present and likewise you understand 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 clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you know and among the things that I really wanted to address is the truth that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be incredibly valuable for many individuals I have actually seen it myself working with people from a few months up to over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is really a it
practically enriches the the healing experience in 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 consider 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 just wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I believe one of the important things that I want to start to have people think of exists’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I talk about certain counseling styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best technique for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had many conversations with the creator of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his mission is to offer mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is necessary and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wished to invest a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own individual opinion about the important things that are most appropriate for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for people who are fighting with difficult life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios where you understand they have a very specific problem with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a lot of homework it involves worksheets it includes learning specific abilities and methods so moderate milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be resolved through online counseling you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a counselor from their home because they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are truly frightened of being caught and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack and so essentially they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and link to a therapist that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to treat them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume normal activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process undoubtedly online counselors are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial supportive approach to therapy where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends 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 share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can and so I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I don’t believe that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my sincere opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video fascinating and practical 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 more and more videos on a range of various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to deal with or cover in an approaching video