When I was first approached…Betterhelp And Insurance…. 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 discussed what what topics I picked to present and also you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally said you know we trust you as a medical professional and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you understand and one of the important things that I actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I think it can be extremely handy for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is really a it

nearly enhances the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s alright those two things can both be true and I believe among the things that I want to start to have individuals think of exists’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I discuss certain therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the very best approach for

the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that a person of the concerns that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had numerous conversations with the founder 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 supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% support that mission and I believe it is necessary and we have an issue with gain access to

to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online companies I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve in fact I’ve really spoken about 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 popular by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I just wanted to spend a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most proper for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a wonderful place for people who are dealing with hard life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios where you know they have a very specific problem with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that therapy because it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling since it includes a great deal of research it involves worksheets it includes discovering specific skills and techniques so moderate milder disorders like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really frightened of being trapped and caught in a location where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities until many 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 link to a counselor that’s a terrific primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not since 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 includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure obviously online therapists are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that initial supportive technique to counseling where they can really have a much 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 plainly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as a professional 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 inform you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I do not believe that therefore you can always expect to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I believe 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 sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of different mental health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to deal with or cover in an upcoming video

When I was first approached…Betterhelp And Insurance…. to possibly team up 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 subjects I selected to provide and likewise you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically said you understand we trust you as a scientific expert and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you understand and one of the important things that I truly wished to address is the reality that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be exceptionally valuable for many individuals I have actually seen it myself working with individuals 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 someone is truly a it

nearly enriches the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfy and and that’s alright those 2 things can both hold true and I think among the important things that I want to begin to have people think of exists’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is truly a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but also what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I speak about specific counseling styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the very best technique for

the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that a person of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to change offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had lots of conversations with the creator of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to come into the treatment workplace and I 100% support that mission and I believe it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to

to mental healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve actually I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to say that my viewpoint has actually been favored by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wished to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most proper for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a wonderful location for people who are battling with hard life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than normal for situations where you know they have an extremely clear-cut issue with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment because it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy because it involves a great deal of research it involves worksheets it involves finding out particular skills and methods so moderate milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really terrified of being caught and caught in a location where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities till many of them can’t leave their house without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a terrific primary step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors 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 house from that initial supportive 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 particular video and bringing these

things up is that I I wish to plainly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can therefore I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I do not think that and so you can always expect to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video interesting and useful if you did please like it listed below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of various psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or address in an upcoming video