When I was first approached…Betterhelp Therapy Commercial…. to perhaps work together 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 spoke about what what subjects I selected to present and likewise you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially stated you know we trust you as a clinical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you understand and one of the things that I truly wanted to address is the fact that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be incredibly helpful for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is actually a it
nearly enriches the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I thoroughly delight in that and there are people that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s alright those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the important things that I wish to begin to have people think about is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I speak about particular therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that a person of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had lots of conversations with the founder of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed experts out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is necessary and we have a problem with access
to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve really spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to say that my viewpoint has been well-received by business like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most proper for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful location for individuals who are struggling with challenging life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you understand they have a very specific problem with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them and that treatment since it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a lot of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out particular skills and techniques so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be resolved through online counseling you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are truly horrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they may have an anxiety attack therefore basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until much of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent initial step is that going to treat them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that preliminary helpful method to counseling 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 particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to clearly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional 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 do not think is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever because I don’t believe that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video intriguing and valuable if you did please like it listed below and feel free to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a variety of various psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video