When I was first approached…Betterhelp Now…. to perhaps collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I chose to provide and also you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they essentially stated you know we trust you as a scientific 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 actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I believe it can be exceptionally handy for many individuals I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is truly a it
almost improves the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely delight in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I think one of 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 truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I discuss certain therapy designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that a person of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had numerous conversations with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his objective is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental health care in this country and is one option as our other online companies I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve actually discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I need to say that my opinion has been favored by business like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wished to invest a number of minutes discussing my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most proper for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for individuals who are struggling with difficult life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for situations where you know they have an extremely precise issue with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling because it involves a great deal of research it includes worksheets it involves discovering specific skills and methods so moderate milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care at first in other places these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you know think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a counselor from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are actually horrified of being caught and trapped in a location where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent initial step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and often that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial helpful method to counseling where they can actually have a much 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 plainly interact that anything that I share with 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 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 won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I do not believe that therefore you can always anticipate to hear my honest viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and useful 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 increasingly more videos on a variety of various mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or address in an approaching video