When I was first approached…Betterhelp No Insurance…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was really important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I picked to present and likewise you understand my own views when when essential 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 go out there and speak about what you know and one of the important things that I really wished to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be incredibly helpful for many individuals I have actually 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 somebody is really a it
nearly improves the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfy and and that’s okay those two things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I want to start to have people think of exists’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I speak about specific therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the best technique for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I believe that a person of the concerns that a great deal of people have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had numerous discussions with the creator of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to provide mental health access to the people who aren’t going to come into the therapy office and I 100% support that mission and I believe it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve really I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I simply wished to invest a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for people who are having problem with tough life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for scenarios where you understand they have a very specific issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them and that therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online therapy since it involves a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out particular skills and methods so mild milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their house since they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are really frightened of being caught and caught in a location where they might have a panic attack and so basically they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities until many of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s an excellent first step is that going to cure them never because agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and often that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that process obviously online therapists are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial encouraging method to counseling where they can actually have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I think is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can and so I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I don’t believe that and so you can constantly expect to hear my truthful opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and useful if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a variety of various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to address or cover in an upcoming video