When I was first approached…Betterhelp Vs Talkspace…. to perhaps collaborate with them on a youtube series among the things that was truly important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I chose to present and also you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially stated you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you know and among the things that I actually wanted to address is the truth that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be exceptionally valuable for many people I have actually seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is truly a it
nearly enhances the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I completely delight in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we wouldn’t have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s all right those two things can both be true and I believe among the important things that I want to start to have individuals consider is there’s a place for both online and offline treatment it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I talk about particular therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that a person of the concerns that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is trying to change offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of discussions with the creator of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it’s important and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological health care in this nation and is one service as our other online companies I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve actually I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been favored by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for people who are fighting with tough life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for situations where you know they have an extremely clear-cut problem with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy since it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling since it involves a lot of research it involves worksheets it includes learning 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 received care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you understand consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a therapist from their house because they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly terrified of being caught and trapped in a location where they might have a panic attack therefore basically they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities till a number of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer and link to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and often 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 could they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that preliminary supportive approach to counseling where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this particular 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 believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I don’t think that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my honest opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video handy and intriguing if you did please like it below and feel free to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a variety of different mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to deal with or cover in an upcoming video