When I was first approached…Betterhelp Cost Assistance…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was truly 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 needed or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically said you know we trust you as a clinical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you understand and among the things that I actually wished to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be exceptionally useful for many individuals I have actually seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few months up to over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is really a it
nearly enriches the the restorative experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not think about 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 comfy and and that’s alright those two things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I want to begin to have people think about 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 a professional when I speak about particular counseling styles or methods 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 handling and I think that a person of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had many conversations with the founder of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his mission is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it is very important and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my viewpoint has been favored by business like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I just wanted to spend a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful location for people who are battling with challenging life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for situations where you understand they have a really clear-cut problem with 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 social as others is best for online therapy because it includes a great deal of research it includes worksheets it involves finding out specific abilities and methods so mild milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you know think about someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly terrified of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have an anxiety attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities until a number of them can’t leave their home without really feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and link to a therapist that’s a great initial step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online therapists are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that preliminary encouraging approach to therapy 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 specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly communicate 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 think is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever since I don’t believe that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video practical and intriguing if you did please like it listed 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 various mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an upcoming video