When I was first approached…Better Help Veterans…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I picked to provide and likewise you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they generally said you understand we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you know and among the important things that I truly wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you understand I believe it can be extremely helpful for many individuals I’ve seen it myself working with people from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
nearly enriches the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are people that I see there that I would not think about 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 just wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I believe one of the things that I wish to start to have people think about is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I talk about certain therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the best method 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 attempting to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had lots of conversations with the creator of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his mission is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy office and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is essential and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one solution as our other online companies I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been popular by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I simply wanted to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific location for individuals who are dealing with challenging life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you know they have a very clear-cut issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy since it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online therapy because it includes a lot of homework it involves worksheets it includes finding out specific abilities and techniques so moderate milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process certainly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that however could they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging approach to counseling where they can really 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 clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I won’t share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything since I don’t think that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video interesting and helpful 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 different psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to deal with or cover in an approaching video