When I was first approached…Betterhelp Counseling App…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was really important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I picked to present and likewise you understand my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they generally said you know we trust you as a scientific professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you know and among the important things that I really wished to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be incredibly valuable for many people I’ve seen it myself working with people from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
nearly enhances the the healing experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider 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 okay those two things can both hold true and I think one of the things that I want to begin to have people think about is there’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I discuss certain counseling styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I think that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline therapy 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 mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% support that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online companies I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to state that my viewpoint has been well-received by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific location for people who are fighting with challenging life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for situations where you understand they have an extremely specific concern with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment because it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online counseling since it includes a great deal of research it includes worksheets it involves discovering specific skills and strategies so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be resolved through online counseling you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are really terrified of being trapped and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they start to limit their activities and limit their activities up until many of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and link to a counselor that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure clearly online therapists are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging method to therapy where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that intends 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 share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can therefore I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything due to the fact that I don’t believe that and so you can constantly 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 interesting and practical if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to deal with or cover in an upcoming video