When I was first approached…Betterhelp Prescription…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I selected to present and likewise you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially stated you know we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you know and among the things that I actually wished to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be exceptionally useful for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few 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 enriches the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are people that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s okay those two things can both be true and I believe among the important things that I wish to begin to have individuals think of exists’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I discuss certain therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that one of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of discussions with the founder of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed experts out of business his objective is to provide mental health access to the people who aren’t going to come into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological health care in this country and is one service as our other online companies I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve really spoken about this in other settings since 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 wished to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most suitable for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific location for people who are battling with difficult life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios where you understand they have a very precise issue with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy since it involves a great deal of research it involves worksheets it involves discovering particular skills and techniques so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you understand think about someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are really horrified of being trapped and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a great first step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that individual to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure obviously online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial supportive method to counseling where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I won’t share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I don’t believe 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 certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video useful and fascinating if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a variety of various mental health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or deal with in an approaching video