When I was first approached…Betterhelp Alternatives…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series one of the important 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 provide and likewise you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they basically said you understand we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you know and among the important things that I really wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I believe it can be extremely valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself working with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
practically improves 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 completely enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfortable and which’s okay those 2 things can both hold true and I think one of the things that I wish to start to have individuals think about is there’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is really a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but also what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I talk about certain therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had many discussions with the founder of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his mission is to offer mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with access
to mental health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve really discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been favored by business like in terms of ideally how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I just wanted to invest a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most proper for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific location for people who are dealing with tough life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for circumstances where you understand they have a really specific concern with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online therapy because it includes a great deal of research it involves worksheets it involves discovering specific abilities and methods so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and 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 attended to through online counseling you understand think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually frightened of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they start to limit their activities and limit their activities till a lot of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and link to a therapist that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them never because agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that individual to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging technique to therapy where they can actually 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 specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can therefore I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe 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 sincere viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video intriguing and useful if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an upcoming video