When I was first approached…Betterhelp Relationship Counseling…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the things that was actually important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I selected to present and also you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially stated 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 things that I really wanted to address is the fact that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be incredibly handy for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a couple of months up to over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is really a it
practically improves the the healing experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfortable and and that’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the things that I wish to start to have individuals think about is there’s a place for both online and offline treatment it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I discuss particular therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many discussions with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his objective is to offer mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% support that objective and I believe it’s important and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one service as our other online companies I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve really spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I simply wished to invest a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own individual opinion about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for individuals who are struggling with challenging life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for situations where you understand they have a very precise problem with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that treatment since it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy because it involves a lot of homework it involves worksheets it includes learning particular abilities and strategies so mild milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you understand think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are really horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until much of them can’t leave their home without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to treat them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online therapists 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 preliminary helpful technique to counseling where they can actually have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can and so I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything since I do not believe that and so you can always anticipate to hear my sincere opinion on what I think 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 listed below and do not hesitate to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a variety of various mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or address in an upcoming video