When I was first approached…Betterhelp Office Ladies…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I selected to present and also you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they essentially said you understand we trust you as a scientific professional 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 wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be incredibly valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with somebody is truly a it
almost improves the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the important things that I want to start to have people think about exists’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I discuss certain therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the concerns that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had lots of discussions with the creator of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his objective is to offer mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it is essential and we have an issue with gain access to
to mental health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better suited for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually 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 state that my viewpoint has been favored by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic location for individuals who are having problem with hard life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for situations where you understand they have a very precise issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online therapy due to the fact that it includes a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out specific abilities and strategies so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their home because they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are really horrified of being trapped and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore basically they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their home without really feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s an excellent initial step is that going to treat them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their house 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 hesitates to leave their house from that preliminary helpful technique to counseling where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can therefore I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything because I do not think that therefore you can always anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video intriguing and practical if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of different mental health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video