When I was first approached…Betterhelp Medicare…. to potentially team up with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was truly important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I picked to present and likewise you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally stated you know we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you know and one of the things that I truly wished to address is the reality that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally helpful for many people I’ve seen it myself working with individuals from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with somebody is really a it
nearly improves the the healing 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 would not be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfortable and which’s fine those two things can both be true and I believe among the things that I want to begin to have people consider is there’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I speak about specific therapy designs or approaches 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 think that one of the issues 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’ve had lots of conversations with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his mission is to offer mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is essential and we have an issue with access
to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online companies I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve really discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to say that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I just wanted to spend a couple of minutes discussing 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 fantastic place for people who are battling with challenging life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for scenarios where you understand they have a really specific problem with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a great deal of homework it involves worksheets it involves learning particular abilities and methods so moderate milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care initially in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you understand think about someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly horrified of being trapped and caught in a location where they may have a panic attack therefore basically they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and link to a therapist that’s a fantastic first step is that going to cure them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial encouraging approach to counseling where they can actually have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular 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 fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I won’t share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever since I do not believe that and so you can always expect to hear my truthful opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video handy and intriguing if you did please like it listed 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 mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or attend to in an upcoming video