When I was first approached…Betterhelp Grief Counseling…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series among the important things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I chose to provide and likewise you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically stated you know we trust you as a scientific professional and

we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you understand and among the important things that I truly wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I believe it can be extremely useful for many individuals I’ve seen it myself working with individuals from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with somebody is actually a it

practically improves the the restorative experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely take pleasure in that and there are people that I see there that I would not think about 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 just wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s okay those two things can both be true and I believe one of the things that I wish to start to have individuals consider is there’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional 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 method for

the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many discussions with the founder of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his mission is to provide mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is essential and we have a problem with access

to mental health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve really discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to state that my opinion has been favored by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I simply wished to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific place for people who are fighting with tough life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for situations where you understand they have an extremely clear-cut concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling since it involves a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it includes finding out specific abilities and techniques so moderate milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you understand think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their home because they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really terrified of being trapped and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore basically they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities until much of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and link to a therapist that’s an excellent initial step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process clearly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that initial encouraging method to counseling where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these

things up is that I I wish to clearly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can and so I I will not tell 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 believe that and so you can always expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and useful 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 increasingly more videos on a range of various psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or address in an upcoming video

When I was first approached…Betterhelp Grief Counseling…. to potentially team up with them on a youtube series one of the things that was actually important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I chose to provide and likewise you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they generally said you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and

we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you know and among the things that I actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I think it can be exceptionally handy for lots of people I have actually seen it myself working with people 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 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 face-to-face and I completely enjoy that and there are people that I see there that I would not consider 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 just would not feel comfy and which’s all right those two things can both be true and I think among the important things that I wish to start to have individuals think about exists’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I discuss specific therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best method for

the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had many discussions with the founder of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the therapy office and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it’s important and we have an issue with access

to mental health care in this country and is one service as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to say that my viewpoint has been favored by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wished to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific place for people who are struggling with difficult life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for scenarios where you know they have a very clear-cut issue with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a lot of research it involves worksheets it includes discovering particular abilities and methods so mild milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really terrified of being trapped and caught in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and link to a therapist that’s an excellent initial step is that going to cure them never because agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and often that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure certainly online therapists are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial supportive technique to therapy where they can actually have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these

things up is that I I wish to clearly interact that anything that I share with 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 attempting to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t tell 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 whatever because I do not think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video intriguing and useful if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to subscribe to 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 cover or resolve in an approaching video