When I was first approached…Better Vs Improve…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series one of the things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects 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 essentially said you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you understand and among the things that I really wanted to address is the truth that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be incredibly useful for lots of people I have actually seen it myself working with individuals from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
nearly enriches the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely take pleasure in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s okay those two things can both be true and I think among the important things that I want to begin to have individuals consider is there’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I speak about specific therapy designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I indicate 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 concerns that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had numerous conversations with the creator of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed experts out of business his mission is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the therapy office and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it is necessary and we have a problem with access
to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to state that my opinion has been favored by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wished to invest a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual opinion about the important things that are most proper for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a wonderful place for people who are struggling with hard life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for scenarios where you know they have a really specific issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that treatment due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy since it involves a great deal of research it includes worksheets it includes finding out specific abilities and methods so moderate milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are really frightened of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities until many of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer system and link to a counselor that’s an excellent first step is that going to treat them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process obviously online therapists are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary supportive approach to therapy where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to clearly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I don’t believe that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and handy if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate 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 subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to attend to or cover in an approaching video