When I was first approached…Betterhelp X Ariana Grande…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I picked to present and also you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically stated you understand we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you understand and one of the important things that I truly wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be incredibly practical for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months up to over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is actually a it
nearly enhances the the restorative experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t think about 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 simply would not feel comfy and which’s alright those 2 things can both hold true and I believe among the important things that I wish to begin to have individuals consider is there’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I talk about particular therapy styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I indicate 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 great deal of people have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous discussions with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to provide mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% support that objective and I think it is very important and we have an issue with gain access to
to mental health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online companies I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve actually discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I simply wanted to spend a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own individual opinion about the things that are most appropriate for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific place for individuals who are struggling with hard life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for scenarios where you understand they have an extremely precise issue with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that therapy due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a lot of research it involves worksheets it includes discovering specific abilities and methods so moderate milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their home because they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are really frightened of being caught and caught in a location where they might have a panic attack and so basically they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a terrific primary step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online therapists are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that initial supportive method to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my indicate 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 totally 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 inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything because I do not believe that therefore you can always expect to hear my honest opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video useful and fascinating if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a variety of different psychological health topics and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to attend to or cover in an upcoming video