When I was first approached…Betterhelp Youtube Ad…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was actually essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially stated you understand we trust you as a medical professional and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you understand and one of the important things that I actually wanted to address is the fact that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I think it can be extremely valuable for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is truly a it

almost improves the the healing experience in such a way 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 individuals 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 wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s all right those 2 things can both hold true and I believe one of the important things that I wish to begin to have individuals think of is there’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I discuss specific counseling designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best approach for

the particular issue that you’re handling and I think that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had many conversations with the founder of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to provide mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the therapy workplace and I 100% support that mission and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with gain access to

to psychological healthcare in this country and is one option as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in terms of ideally how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I simply wanted to invest a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for people who are battling with challenging life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for circumstances where you know they have a really well-defined concern with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them and that therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling since it includes a lot of homework it involves worksheets it involves finding out particular abilities and methods so moderate milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their home because they can’t leave their house and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are really terrified of being caught and caught in a location where they may have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they start to restrict their activities and limit their activities till a number of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer and link to a counselor that’s an excellent initial step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that individual 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 however could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging technique to counseling where they can really have a much 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 wish 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 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 share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I don’t think that and so you can constantly expect to hear my sincere opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video practical and fascinating 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 range of different psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to deal with or cover in an approaching video

When I was first approached…Betterhelp Youtube Ad…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I selected to provide and also you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they generally stated you understand we trust you as a clinical professional and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you understand and among the things that I really wished to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be exceptionally useful for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with somebody is truly a it

almost enriches the the restorative experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s okay those two things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I want to begin to have individuals think about exists’s a place for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I discuss specific therapy designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best technique for

the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that a person of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had numerous conversations with the creator of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to offer mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% support that mission and I believe it is very important and we have an issue with gain access to

to psychological health care in this country and is one service as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my viewpoint has been popular by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I simply wished to spend a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific place for people who are battling with hard life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for circumstances where you know they have a really precise problem with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them which treatment since it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy since it involves a great deal of research it involves worksheets it includes learning particular skills and techniques so moderate milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you understand think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually terrified of being trapped and caught in a location where they may have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities till a lot of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent initial step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure obviously online therapists are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial helpful method to therapy where they can really have a 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 show you is going to be fully from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly 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 tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I do not 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 certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video practical 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 increasingly more videos on a variety of various mental health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to deal with or cover in an approaching video