When I was first approached…Betterhelp Journal Prompts…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I selected to present and likewise you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a medical professional and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you understand and one of the things that I truly wanted to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally helpful for many individuals I have actually seen it myself working with individuals from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is actually a it

almost enhances the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I thoroughly delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not 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 wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s all right those two things can both hold true and I think one of the things that I wish to start to have individuals think about exists’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I discuss certain counseling styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best technique for

the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that a person of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had numerous discussions with the founder 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 mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it is necessary and we have a problem with access

to psychological healthcare in this country 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 therapy is better for and I’ve actually I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I need to state that my viewpoint has actually been favored by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I simply wished to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own individual opinion about the things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for people who are fighting with challenging life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for circumstances where you understand they have a really well-defined problem 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 due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling because it involves a lot of research it involves worksheets it includes finding out specific skills and strategies so moderate milder disorders like moderate anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care initially in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a therapist from their home because they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are actually horrified of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore basically they start to restrict their activities and limit their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual 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 procedure obviously online therapists are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates 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 want to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can therefore I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever since I do not think that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video valuable and interesting if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of various psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video

When I was first approached…Betterhelp Journal Prompts…. to possibly collaborate 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 discussed what what topics I chose to present 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 know we trust you as a medical professional and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you know and among the things that I really wished to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be incredibly valuable for lots of people I have actually 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 likewise have video sessions with someone is actually a it

practically improves 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 thoroughly enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t have the ability 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 think among the things that I wish to begin to have individuals think about is there’s a place for both online and offline treatment it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I talk about particular counseling styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best technique for

the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of conversations 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 licensed professionals out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it’s important and we have a problem with access

to psychological healthcare in this country and is one option as our other online companies I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve really discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to state that my viewpoint has been well-received by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with individuals that provide 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 proper for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are struggling with tough life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for situations where you know they have a very specific concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online counseling because it involves a great deal of homework it involves worksheets it involves discovering specific abilities and methods so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually gotten care at first in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really horrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities until much of them can’t leave their house without really feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and link to a therapist that’s a fantastic first step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process certainly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that preliminary helpful technique to therapy where they can actually have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these

things up is that I I want 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 significantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I don’t believe that and so you can constantly anticipate 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 practical and interesting if you did please like it listed below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to resolve or cover in an upcoming video