When I was first approached…Betterhelp Webinars…. to potentially collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I chose to present and likewise you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally said you know we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you understand and one of the important things that I truly wanted to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I believe it can be extremely handy for many individuals I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with someone is really a it
almost enhances the the healing experience in a manner 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 would not consider 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 just wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s alright those two things can both hold true and I think one of the important things that I want to begin to have people think of is there’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is actually a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I discuss specific counseling styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had lots of conversations with the founder of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed experts out of business his mission is to provide mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological health care in this nation 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 more appropriate for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to say that my viewpoint has been well-received by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I simply wished to invest 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 terrific location for individuals who are struggling with challenging life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for scenarios where you know they have an extremely precise problem with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy because it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy due to the fact that it includes a great deal of homework it involves worksheets it includes discovering specific skills and methods so mild milder disorders like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you understand think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a therapist from their house since they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are really frightened of being trapped and caught in a location where they might have a panic attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities till a lot of them can’t leave their home without really feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a great primary step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online therapists are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial helpful technique to therapy where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my point to this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever because I don’t think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video practical and interesting if you did please like it listed 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 topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video