When I was first approached…Betterhelp Cost Monthly…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series among the things that was truly important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when needed 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 head out there and discuss what you understand and one of the things that I actually wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be incredibly valuable for many individuals I’ve seen it myself working with individuals from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with somebody is really a it
nearly improves the the restorative experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfortable and and that’s okay those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the important things that I wish to start to have individuals think of is there’s a place for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I talk about specific therapy 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 one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had numerous conversations with the founder of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with access
to psychological health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve really I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with individuals that present for care so I simply wished to spend a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for individuals who are dealing with difficult life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for situations where you know they have a very clear-cut issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them which therapy since it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online counseling since it involves a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it includes learning specific abilities and techniques so moderate milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you know consider someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually terrified of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone 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 treat them never because agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that initial helpful method 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 indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely 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 therefore I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not share with 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 opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and useful 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 different mental health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to address or cover in an approaching video