When I was first approached…Insurance For Better Help…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I selected to present and likewise you understand my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically stated you know we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you understand and one of the things that I truly wished to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be incredibly valuable for lots of people I have actually seen it myself working 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
nearly enriches the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly delight in that and there are people that I see there that I would not 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 just wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s alright those two things can both be true and I believe one of the important things that I wish to start to have people think about exists’s a place for both online and offline treatment it is actually a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however also what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I talk about certain therapy designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the very best method for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many conversations with the founder of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his mission 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’s important and we have a problem with access
to psychological health care in this country and is one service as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve really discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I just wished to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own individual opinion about the things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic location for people who are having problem with hard life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for situations where you understand they have a really well-defined issue with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment since it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online counseling since it includes a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it involves discovering particular abilities and methods so moderate milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care initially in other places these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you understand think about someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a counselor from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are actually terrified of being caught and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their home without really feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a great initial step is that going to treat them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and often that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that process clearly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their home from that initial encouraging approach to counseling where they can actually 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 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 completely from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I do not believe that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video intriguing and practical if you did please like it below and do not hesitate 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 connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or attend to in an upcoming video