When I was first approached…Betterhelp Korean…. to potentially work together 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 picked to present and likewise you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially stated you know we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you understand and one of the things that I really wanted to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be exceptionally helpful for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is truly a it
almost enriches the the healing experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider 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 would not feel comfy and and that’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I think one of the things that I want to begin to have people consider is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I discuss certain counseling styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous conversations with the creator of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% support that mission and I believe it is very important and we have an issue with gain access to
to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online companies I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve in fact I’ve really discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been popular by business like in terms of ideally 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 things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are struggling with challenging life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for situations where you know they have an extremely well-defined concern with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online counseling since it includes a great deal of research it includes worksheets it involves discovering particular skills and strategies so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care initially in other places these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a counselor from their house since they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are really horrified of being caught and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore basically they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and link to a counselor that’s an excellent primary step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume normal activities and often that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that process certainly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that initial supportive method to counseling where they can really 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 wish to clearly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I do not think that therefore you can constantly anticipate to hear my sincere opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video handy and intriguing 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 increasingly more videos on a variety of various mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video