When I was first approached…Betterhelp Addiction Counseling…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series among the important things that was truly important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I selected to present and also you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a clinical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you know and one of the important things that I actually wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I believe it can be incredibly helpful 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 having the ability to message and also have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
practically enhances the the restorative experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals 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 comfortable and which’s all right those 2 things can both hold true and I think one of the important things that I wish to begin to have people think of exists’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you but also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I discuss certain therapy styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the best technique for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I think that one of the issues 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 have actually had lots of discussions with the creator of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his objective is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the therapy office and I 100% support that mission and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online companies I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve actually discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been popular by business like in terms of ideally how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic location for people who are battling with challenging life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for circumstances where you know they have a really specific problem with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling since it includes a great deal of research it involves worksheets it involves discovering specific abilities and methods so moderate milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be resolved through online counseling you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a counselor from their home because they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic first step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that process certainly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary supportive approach to counseling 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 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 fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything due to the fact that I do not believe that and so you can constantly expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video practical and intriguing if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of different psychological health topics and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to address or cover in an upcoming video