When I was first approached…Better Help Therapy Rates…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series among the important things that was really important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I picked to present and likewise you understand my own views when when essential 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 go out there and talk about what you understand and one of the important things that I truly wanted to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be incredibly handy for many people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is really a it
nearly improves the the restorative experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely delight in 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 okay those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the important things that I wish to begin to have people consider exists’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I speak about particular counseling designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of discussions with the creator of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his mission is to provide mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it is necessary and we have a problem with access
to psychological health care in this nation and is one option as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve really I’ve really spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my viewpoint has been well-received by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they work with the people that present for care so I just wished to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific location for people who are fighting with difficult life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for scenarios where you know they have a very specific issue with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them which treatment since it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a lot of homework it includes worksheets it involves discovering specific skills and strategies so mild milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually gotten care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are actually frightened of being trapped and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack and so basically they start 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 reach out through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a great primary step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that individual to be able to go outside and to resume normal activities and often that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their home from that initial encouraging approach to counseling where they can actually 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 wish to clearly communicate 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 believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t inform 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 everything due to the fact that I don’t 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 licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and practical if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a variety of various psychological health topics and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an upcoming video