When I was first approached…Betterhelp Logo…. to potentially collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was truly crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I picked to present and also you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically stated you understand we trust you as a clinical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk 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 say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be incredibly handy for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
practically enriches the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals 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 wouldn’t be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s okay those 2 things can both be true and I believe among the things that I wish to start to have people think of is there’s a place for both online and offline treatment it is actually a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I speak about particular counseling designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I believe that a person of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had numerous discussions with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to come into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is very important and we have a problem with access
to mental health care in this nation and is one option as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve really discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I need to say that my opinion has actually been favored by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I simply wished to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most proper for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are having problem with hard life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for circumstances where you know they have a really precise issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that treatment due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling because it includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it involves learning specific skills and strategies so mild milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a counselor from their home because they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really frightened of being caught and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so essentially they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and link to a therapist that’s a fantastic first step is that going to cure them absolutely not because agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process undoubtedly online therapists are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial helpful 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 indicate this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I will not inform 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 due to the fact that I do not believe that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video fascinating and practical if you did please like it below and feel free 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 topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video