When I was first approached…Betterhelp Low Income…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I picked to present and also 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 scientific professional 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 truth that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I think it can be extremely practical for lots of people I have actually seen it myself working with individuals from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is actually a it
practically enhances the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I thoroughly delight in that and there are people that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfortable and and that’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the important things that I wish to begin to have people consider exists’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I speak about certain counseling styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to replace 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 actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment office and I 100% support that objective and I believe it’s important and we have a problem with access
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to say that my opinion has 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 talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for people who are fighting with hard life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for situations where you understand they have a really well-defined concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a great deal of research it includes worksheets it involves discovering particular abilities and techniques so moderate milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their house because they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually horrified of being caught and caught in a location where they may have a panic attack therefore essentially they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities until many of them can’t leave their home without actually 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 an excellent primary step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial supportive method to counseling where they can in fact have a 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 wish to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can and so I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything since I don’t think that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video helpful and intriguing if you did please like it 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 variety of different psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or deal with in an upcoming video