When I was first approached…Betterhelp Blue Cross Blue Shield…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series one of the things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects 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 generally stated you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you know and one of the things that I really wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be exceptionally handy for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is truly a it
almost enriches the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely delight in that and there are people that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfortable and which’s okay those 2 things can both hold true and I think among the important things that I wish to start to have individuals think of exists’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I speak about certain counseling styles or approaches 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 believe that one of the concerns that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many discussions with the founder of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy office and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it is necessary and we have an issue with access
to mental health care in this country and is one option as our other online companies I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wanted to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most appropriate for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful location for individuals who are fighting with challenging life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for circumstances where you know they have a very clear-cut concern with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling because it includes a great deal of homework it involves worksheets it includes learning specific abilities and strategies so mild milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually gotten care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you understand think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly terrified of being caught and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore basically they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities until many of them can’t leave their house without really feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and link to a counselor that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure certainly online counselors are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that initial supportive technique to counseling where they can in fact 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 particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t inform 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 everything due to the fact that I do not think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video fascinating and valuable if you did please like it below and feel free to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a variety of various psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to deal with or cover in an upcoming video