When I was first approached…Betterhelp No Show…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series one of the things that was actually crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I picked to provide and likewise you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally stated you know we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you understand and among the things that I truly wished to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be extremely helpful for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of 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 enhances the the restorative experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely delight in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t 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 simply would not feel comfortable and which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe among the important things that I want to start to have people think of is there’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I speak about particular therapy designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best approach 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 therapy is attempting to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had many discussions with the creator of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is very important and we have a problem with access
to mental health care in this country and is one solution as our other online companies I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to say that my opinion has been popular by business like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I just wished to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a wonderful place for individuals who are dealing with tough life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for scenarios where you understand they have a really clear-cut problem with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that treatment because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy due to the fact that it involves a lot of homework it involves worksheets it involves learning particular skills and techniques so moderate milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has received care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a therapist from their home because they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually frightened of being trapped 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 a number of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a great initial step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully 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 house to help them with that process obviously online therapists are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary helpful approach 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 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 fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can and so I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything due to the fact that I don’t believe that and so you can constantly expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video useful and intriguing if you did please like it listed below and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a variety of various mental health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video