When I was first approached…Betterhelp Plans…. to potentially team up with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I chose to provide and likewise you understand my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially stated you know we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you know and one of the things that I really wanted to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you understand I believe it can be exceptionally valuable for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
practically enhances the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I thoroughly 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 wouldn’t have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s alright those two things can both be true and I think among the important things that I want to start to have individuals think of exists’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I discuss certain counseling designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the issues that a lot of people have is that online counseling is trying to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many conversations with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his mission is to provide mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the therapy office and I 100% support that objective and I think it is essential and we have an issue with gain access to
to mental health care in this country and is one service as our other online companies I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve really 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 opinion has been popular by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wished to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful place for individuals who are fighting with tough life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for situations where you know they have an extremely precise issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy since it’s not as social as others is best for online therapy because it involves a lot of homework it involves worksheets it includes discovering specific abilities and methods so moderate milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you understand think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are really terrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they may have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities up until much of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent first step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and often that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online therapists are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial encouraging technique to therapy where they can actually have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that intends 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 totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly 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 think is appropriate I won’t share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I do not think that and so you can constantly expect to hear my truthful opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video practical and interesting if you did please like it below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to address or cover in an approaching video