When I was first approached…Betterhelp Monthly Cost…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series one of 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 selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically said 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 understand and one of the things that I truly wanted to address is the truth that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I believe it can be extremely valuable for many individuals I have actually seen it myself working with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with someone is truly a it
practically enriches the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t 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 comfy and and that’s okay those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the important things that I want to begin to have people think about exists’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I speak about certain therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best method for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that a person of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had many conversations with the founder of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to come into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is very important and we have an issue with access
to mental healthcare in this country and is one option as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve really I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most proper for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful place for individuals who are fighting with tough life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for scenarios where you know they have an extremely clear-cut problem with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them which treatment due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online counseling due to the fact that it includes a lot of research it involves worksheets it involves finding out particular abilities and methods so mild milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you know consider someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually frightened of being caught and caught in a place where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until much of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and connect to a therapist that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial supportive technique to counseling where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting 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 share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything since I do not think that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my sincere opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video practical and fascinating 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 psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an upcoming video