When I was first approached…Betterhelp Support…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series one of the things that was truly important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I picked to present and likewise you understand my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a clinical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you know and among the things that I truly wanted to address is the truth that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be extremely useful for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
almost enriches the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t 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 comfy and and that’s all right those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the important things that I wish to start to have people think about is there’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is actually a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I discuss particular therapy designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of conversations with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals 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% support that mission and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one service as our other online companies 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 discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to state that my opinion has been popular by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I simply wanted to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are having problem with difficult life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for scenarios where you know they have an extremely well-defined concern with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online counseling since it involves a lot of homework it involves worksheets it involves discovering specific abilities and strategies so mild milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you understand think about someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually frightened of being caught and trapped in a location where they might have a panic attack and so essentially they start to limit their activities and limit their activities till many of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and link to a therapist that’s an excellent first step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that individual to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial helpful method to therapy 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 specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I do not think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my honest viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video interesting and helpful if you did please like it below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a variety of various psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or address in an approaching video