When I was first approached…Reviews On Betterhelp Counseling…. to perhaps collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was really important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they basically said you understand 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 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 whatever you understand I believe it can be extremely valuable for many people I have actually seen it myself dealing with individuals from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is truly a it
practically improves the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I believe among the things that I wish to begin to have people think of is there’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is actually a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you but also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I discuss specific counseling designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I think that one of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous conversations with the creator of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his mission is to provide mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is necessary and we have an issue with access
to mental health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve actually discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in terms of hopefully 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 viewpoint about the important things that are most proper for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are fighting with hard life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for circumstances where you know they have a very precise problem with anxiety or social stress and 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 ideal for online therapy since it includes a lot of homework it involves worksheets it involves learning particular abilities and strategies so moderate milder disorders like moderate anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you understand think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly terrified of being caught and caught in a location where they might have a panic attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities until a number of them can’t leave their house without really feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s a terrific first step is that going to treat them absolutely not because agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that process certainly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial encouraging method to counseling where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly interact that anything that I show 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 best that I can and so I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I don’t think that therefore you can always expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video intriguing and practical if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of various mental health subjects and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to resolve or cover in an upcoming video