When I was first approached…Betterhelp Vs Talkspace Cost…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was really crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I chose to provide and likewise you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they basically said you understand we trust you as a clinical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you understand and among the things that I really wished to address is the reality that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be extremely practical for many people I’ve seen it myself working with people from a few months up to over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with somebody is really a it
almost enriches the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly take pleasure 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 be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfortable and and that’s alright those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the things that I want to start to have people think about is there’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I discuss specific counseling styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I indicate 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 issues that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many conversations with the creator of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it’s important and we have a problem with access
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one option 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 therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to say that my viewpoint has actually been favored by business like in terms of ideally how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I simply wished to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for individuals who are having problem with hard life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than normal for situations where you understand they have a really well-defined problem with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling because it includes a great deal of research it includes worksheets it includes finding out specific skills and methods so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be resolved through online counseling you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a counselor from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are really frightened of being caught and trapped in a location where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities up until much of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s a great first step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process certainly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their home from that preliminary supportive approach to counseling where they can actually have a much 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 share with you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything because I do not believe that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video interesting and practical if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a variety of various mental health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to resolve or cover in an upcoming video