When I was first approached…Betterhelp Qualifications…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series one of the important 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 provide and also you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they basically said you understand we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you understand and among the things that I actually wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be extremely valuable for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is actually a it
nearly improves the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly enjoy 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 be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s alright those two things can both be true and I think one of the things that I wish to begin to have individuals think about is there’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I discuss certain therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best method for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I think that one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had many conversations with the founder of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the therapy office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is essential and we have an issue with gain access to
to mental health care in this country and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning previously 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 actually I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to say that my viewpoint has actually been favored by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with the people that provide for care so I simply wanted to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic location for people who are dealing with tough life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for circumstances where you know they have a really precise concern 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 treatment since it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it includes discovering specific skills and techniques so mild milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are actually terrified of being caught and caught in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities until much of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a terrific primary step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process obviously online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that preliminary supportive approach to counseling where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my point to this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I believe is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I do not believe that and so you can constantly expect to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video interesting and handy if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or address in an approaching video