When I was first approached…Betterhelp Ad…. to potentially team up with them on a youtube series among the important things that was really crucial 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 know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically stated you know we trust you as a scientific professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you understand and among the things that I really wished to address is the truth that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be exceptionally valuable for many individuals I’ve seen it myself working 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 somebody is actually a it
practically improves the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are individuals 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 wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I wish to begin to have individuals think of is there’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is actually a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I speak about certain therapy designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that a person of the concerns that a lot of people 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 discussions with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his mission is to offer mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment workplace and I 100% support that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one option as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better suited for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve in fact 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 been favored by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I just wished to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most proper for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for individuals who are dealing with challenging life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for situations where you understand they have a very well-defined concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely 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 includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes learning specific skills and techniques so mild milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a counselor from their house since they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are truly 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 limit their activities until much of them can’t leave their house without really 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 initial step is that going to treat them absolutely not because agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly 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 encouraging method to counseling where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert 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 therefore I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I don’t believe that and so you can always expect to hear my truthful opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video practical and interesting if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to register 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 attend to or cover in an approaching video