When I was first approached…Online-therapy Vs Betterhelp…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I selected to provide and likewise you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they basically said you know we trust you as a scientific expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you know and among the things that I actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be exceptionally valuable for many people I have actually seen it myself working with individuals from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability 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 in person and I completely 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 which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the things that I want to begin to have individuals think about exists’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is really a matter of you know 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 imply by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had many conversations with the founder of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or licensed experts out of business his objective is to supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one service as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve really discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to state that my viewpoint has actually been popular by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I just wished to invest a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most suitable for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for people who are having problem with challenging life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than normal for scenarios where you know they have a really precise problem with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them which treatment since it’s not as social as others is best for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a lot of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out particular skills and strategies so moderate milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are truly horrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until much of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling significant 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 primary step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that individual to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their home from that initial encouraging approach to therapy where they can actually have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that aims 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 show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I won’t share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I do not think that therefore you can constantly 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 interesting and helpful if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of different psychological health topics and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video