When I was first approached…Betterhelp Glassdoor…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series among the important things that was really crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I chose to provide and likewise you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally said you know we trust you as a scientific expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you understand and one of the important things that I actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be exceptionally helpful for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
practically improves the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they would not 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 which’s okay those two things can both be true and I believe among the things that I want to begin to have individuals consider exists’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I talk about particular therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I believe that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had numerous discussions with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his mission is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it’s important and we have an issue with gain access to
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to state that my opinion has been well-received by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I simply wanted to invest a number of minutes discussing my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for people who are fighting with difficult life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for circumstances where you know they have a really clear-cut concern with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them which therapy since it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling due to the fact that it includes a great deal of research it includes worksheets it includes finding out specific skills and methods so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really horrified of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling considerable 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 terrific primary step is that going to cure them never because agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that person 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 obviously online therapists are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging approach to therapy where they can actually 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 specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything since I don’t think that therefore you can constantly anticipate to hear my honest viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video useful and intriguing if you did please like it listed below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to address or cover in an upcoming video