When I was first approached…Betterhelp Medication…. to potentially team up with them on a youtube series among the things that was actually essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I chose to present and also you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially stated you understand we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you know and among the important things that I actually wished 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 helpful for many people I have actually seen it myself working with people from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is truly a it
nearly improves the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider 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 alright those 2 things can both be true and I think among the things that I wish to begin to have individuals think of is there’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I speak about particular counseling designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the concerns that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had lots of conversations with the founder of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his objective is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is necessary and we have an issue with gain access to
to psychological health care in this country and is one solution as our other online companies I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I need to state that my viewpoint has been well-received by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I simply wished to invest a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic location for people who are battling with difficult life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you know they have a really specific issue with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them and that treatment since it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it includes learning particular skills and strategies so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you understand think about someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their home since they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are actually frightened of being trapped and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without really feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer and link to a counselor that’s a terrific initial step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume normal activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that process certainly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial helpful approach to therapy where they can really 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 want to plainly 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 trying 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 share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I don’t think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video practical and intriguing 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 more and more videos on a range of various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to deal with or cover in an upcoming video