When I was first approached…Betterhelp Psychiatrist Cost…. to perhaps collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was really crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I picked to present and likewise you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a scientific expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk 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 treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be extremely valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing 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 really a it
nearly enhances the the healing experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely delight in that and there are people that I see there that I would not think about 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 comfy and and that’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I think one of the important things that I want to begin to have people think about is there’s a place for both offline and online therapy it is actually a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I talk about specific therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best method for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online counseling is trying to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had numerous conversations with the founder of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his objective is to supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is very important and we have a problem with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve really I’ve really discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to say that my viewpoint has actually been popular by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with the people that present for care so I simply wanted to invest a number of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful place for people who are having problem with challenging life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for circumstances where you understand they have an extremely clear-cut issue with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy because it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling because it involves a great deal of research it involves worksheets it involves discovering particular skills and techniques so moderate milder disorders like moderate anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be resolved through online counseling you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a counselor from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually terrified of being caught and caught in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore essentially they start to restrict their activities and limit their activities till much of them can’t leave their house without really feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and link to a counselor that’s a fantastic first step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that individual 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 procedure certainly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial supportive approach to therapy where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific 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 an expert 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 don’t think is appropriate I won’t share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever due to the fact that I do not think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video helpful 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 a growing number of videos on a range of various psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or address in an upcoming video