When I was first approached…Betterhelp Therapy Insurance…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was truly crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I picked to present and likewise you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they basically stated you understand we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you understand and among the things that I actually wished to address is the truth that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally useful for many individuals I have actually seen it myself working with people from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is truly a it
practically 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 would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfy and which’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I believe one of the important things that I want to start to have people think of is there’s a location for both online and offline treatment 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 a professional when I talk about certain therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous discussions with the founder of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is necessary and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental healthcare in this country and is one solution as our other online companies I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been favored by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I just wished to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most appropriate for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for individuals who are dealing with challenging life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios where you understand they have an extremely clear-cut problem 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 since it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online therapy since it includes a lot of research it involves worksheets it involves learning specific skills and techniques so moderate milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care initially in other places these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you understand think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out 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 condition where individuals are truly frightened of being trapped and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities up until many of them can’t leave their house without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s a fantastic first 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 outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure obviously online therapists are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary supportive technique to counseling where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything since I don’t think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my sincere opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video valuable and interesting if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of various mental health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or deal with in an approaching video