When I was first approached…Betterhelp Kaiser…. to perhaps collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was actually essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I selected to present and likewise you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they generally stated you know we trust you as a scientific expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you understand and one of the important things that I actually wished to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be incredibly practical for many individuals I’ve seen it myself working with people from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with someone is actually a it
practically enriches the the restorative experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I completely take pleasure in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s okay those 2 things can both be true and I think among the things that I wish to begin to have people think of is there’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I discuss specific therapy styles 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 issues that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had many discussions with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with physical 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 enter into the therapy office and I 100% support that mission and I believe it’s important and we have an issue with gain access to
to mental health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been popular by business like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I just wanted to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most proper for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic location for individuals who are fighting with tough life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for situations where you understand they have an extremely specific concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is best for online counseling since it includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes discovering specific skills and methods so mild milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression modification conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you know think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their home because they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually terrified of being caught and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore basically they start to limit their activities and limit their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling substantial 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 terrific first step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure clearly online therapists are going to be able to do that but could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial supportive approach to counseling where they can actually have a better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I think 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 won’t share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I do not believe that and so you can constantly anticipate 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 do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to resolve or cover in an upcoming video