When I was first approached…Betterhelp Rates…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series among the important things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I chose to provide and also you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they basically said you understand we trust you as a scientific professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you understand and one of the things that I truly wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you understand I believe it can be incredibly practical for many people I have actually 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 truly a it
almost enhances the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t think about 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 comfy and and that’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the things that I want to start to have people think of is there’s a place 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 suitable for you with the help of an expert when I discuss certain therapy designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best method for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had many discussions with the creator of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his mission is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is essential and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online companies I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve really discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to state that my viewpoint has been well-received by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I simply wanted to spend a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most suitable for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for individuals who are having problem with tough life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than normal for circumstances where you understand they have an extremely clear-cut concern with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment since it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling since it includes a great deal of research it includes worksheets it includes finding out particular abilities and techniques so moderate milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care initially in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are really frightened of being trapped and trapped in a place where they might have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities till a number of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and link to a therapist that’s an excellent initial step is that going to treat them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure clearly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial encouraging technique to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the space that aims 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 show you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I think 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 don’t think is appropriate I will not share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything due to the fact that I don’t believe 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 valuable and intriguing 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 more and more videos on a range of different mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video