When I was first approached…Better Help Therapy Jobs…. to perhaps collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I selected to present and likewise you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially stated you understand we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you know and one of the important things that I actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be exceptionally handy for many individuals I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is actually a it
nearly 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 take pleasure in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t 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 simply would not feel comfortable and which’s all right those two things can both hold true and I think one of the things that I want to start to have individuals think about is there’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is actually a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I speak about specific therapy designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I believe that one of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had numerous discussions with the founder of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to come into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it’s important and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online companies I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve really I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to state that my viewpoint has actually been favored by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wanted to invest a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most proper for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic location for people who are dealing with challenging life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for circumstances where you know they have a very well-defined problem with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a great deal of research it involves worksheets it involves learning particular skills and techniques so mild milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you know think about someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually frightened of being trapped and caught in a location where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until many of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect 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 effectively dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and often that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial supportive approach to counseling where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap 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 clearly communicate 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 trying to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I don’t think that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my honest opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and useful 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 range of various mental health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to attend to or cover in an upcoming video