When I was first approached…Betterhelp Psychiatrist Cost…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I picked to present and also you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they basically said you know we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you know and among the things that I actually wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be exceptionally handy for lots of people I’ve 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 somebody is actually a it
practically enriches the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t 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 which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I think one of the important things that I wish to begin to have individuals consider is there’s a place for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but also what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I speak about certain counseling styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that a person of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had numerous conversations with the founder of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% support that objective and I think it is very important and we have an issue with access
to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online business I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I simply wished to spend a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most proper for offline versus online treatment 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 stress than typical for circumstances where you know they have a very specific issue with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy because it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a lot of research it involves worksheets it includes learning specific skills and strategies so moderate milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are really horrified of being trapped and caught in a location where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their house without really feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent primary step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that 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 includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial encouraging approach to counseling where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I will not 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 everything because I don’t think that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video intriguing and useful if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of various psychological health topics and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or address in an approaching video