When I was first approached…Betterhelp Salary…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was actually important 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 given that by a they basically said you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you know and one of the things that I really wished to address is the truth that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be extremely practical for many individuals I’ve seen it myself working with people from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
nearly enriches the the healing experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person 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 wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfy and which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I think one of the important things that I want to begin to have people think of is there’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I speak about particular counseling styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the very best approach 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 therapy is trying to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had many conversations with the founder of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the therapy office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is necessary and we have an issue with access
to psychological health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online companies I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve actually discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in terms of ideally how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own individual opinion about the things that are most proper for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for people who are dealing with tough life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for circumstances where you know they have an extremely well-defined concern with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them which treatment since it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy due to the fact that it includes a great deal of homework it involves worksheets it includes learning specific skills and strategies so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a counselor from their home because they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly horrified of being trapped and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their home without really feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and link to a therapist that’s a great first step is that going to cure them never because agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and often that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online counselors are going to be able to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial supportive approach to counseling where they can in fact 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 fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything since I do not believe that therefore you can always anticipate to hear my truthful opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video interesting and useful if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of different mental health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or attend to in an upcoming video