When I was first approached…Better Help Valuation…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series among the important things that was actually essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I picked to provide and also you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they basically said you understand we trust you as a scientific expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you understand and among the things that I really wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be extremely practical for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is truly a it
practically enhances the the healing experience in a manner 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 simply would not feel comfy and and that’s alright those two things can both be true and I think one of the things that I wish to begin to have individuals consider exists’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I speak about particular therapy designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best technique for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had many discussions with the founder of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his objective is to provide mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with access
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve really discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to say that my viewpoint has been well-received by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wished to spend a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most appropriate for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific location for people who are fighting with tough life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you know they have a very clear-cut concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that treatment since it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy due to the fact that it includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out specific abilities and strategies so moderate milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are actually frightened of being caught and caught in a location where they might have a panic attack therefore essentially they start to limit their activities and limit their activities till a number of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process obviously online therapists are going to have the ability to do that however could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial helpful method to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific 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 fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can and so I I will not 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 due to the fact that I don’t think that and so you can always expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video practical and interesting 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 variety of various psychological health topics and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to deal with or cover in an upcoming video