When I was first approached…Betterhelp Therapy App…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was actually essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I chose to provide and also you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they generally said you understand we trust you as a scientific expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you understand and one of the things that I truly wished to address is the truth that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I believe it can be incredibly valuable for many individuals I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with somebody is really a it
practically enhances the the therapeutic experience in such 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 consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I believe among the things that I want to begin to have people think of is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is actually a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I talk about particular counseling designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had numerous conversations with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy office and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is essential and we have a problem with access
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve really spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I just wanted to invest a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual opinion about the important things that are most appropriate for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for individuals who are fighting with hard life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for scenarios where you know they have an extremely well-defined concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy because it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling due to the fact that it includes a great deal of research it includes worksheets it involves finding out particular skills and techniques so moderate milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression change 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 counseling you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their home since they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are truly terrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they might have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities until much 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 connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process obviously online therapists are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that preliminary supportive approach to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be fully 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 very best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I will not share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I don’t believe that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video helpful and interesting if you did please like it listed below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a variety of various psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to deal with or cover in an upcoming video