When I was first approached…Betterhelp Therapy Canada…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series one of the things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I picked to provide and also you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you understand and one of the things that I really wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally handy for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
practically enhances 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 take pleasure in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfortable and and that’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the important things that I want to start to have individuals consider exists’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I discuss particular counseling styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best method for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe 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’ve had numerous 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 specialists out of business his objective is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% support that mission and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with access
to mental healthcare in this country and is one option as our other online companies I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve really spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to state that my opinion has been favored by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I simply wanted to spend 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 location for people who are fighting with hard life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for situations where you know they have a really well-defined issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that therapy due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a great deal of research it includes worksheets it includes discovering particular skills and techniques so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you know think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a therapist from their house because they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they may have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that individual to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that process obviously online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that initial encouraging technique to counseling where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I won’t share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever because I don’t think that therefore you can always expect to hear my honest opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video handy and fascinating if you did please like it below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of various mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to deal with or cover in an approaching video