When I was first approached…Betterhelp Counseling Pay…. to potentially collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I selected to present and likewise 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 speak about what you understand and among the important things that I actually wanted to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally handy for lots of people I’ve seen it myself working with individuals 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
nearly enriches the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfortable and and that’s alright those two things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I want to start to have individuals think of is there’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I speak about specific therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that a person of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous conversations with the founder of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% support that mission and I think it is very important and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to state that my viewpoint has been favored by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I just wished to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most proper for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for individuals who are struggling with challenging life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for situations where you understand they have a very well-defined issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy since it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online therapy because it includes a lot of research it involves worksheets it includes discovering particular abilities and methods so mild milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are really horrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they may have a panic attack therefore essentially they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s an excellent primary step is that going to treat them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and often that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure obviously online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial supportive approach to therapy 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 indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly 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 just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything since I don’t think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video useful and interesting if you did please like it below and feel free to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of different psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to resolve or cover in an upcoming video