When I was first approached…Betterhelp Reviews…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was actually 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 likewise you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was granted 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 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 everything you know I think it can be extremely valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
practically improves the the healing experience in 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 would not think about seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we wouldn’t have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfortable and and that’s okay those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the important things that I want to begin to have individuals think about exists’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I talk about particular therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best approach for
the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I think that a person of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had lots of conversations with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% support that objective and I believe it is necessary and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental health care in this nation and is one option as our other online companies I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to state that my viewpoint has actually been popular by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I just wished to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most proper for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for individuals who are having problem with hard life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios where you understand they have a really specific issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that therapy since it’s not as interpersonal as others is perfect for online counseling because it includes a great deal of research it involves worksheets it includes discovering particular skills and strategies so moderate milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care initially in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you know think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a therapist from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are truly frightened of being caught and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until many of them can’t leave their home without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and link to a therapist that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume normal activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that initial supportive approach to therapy where they can actually 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 communicate that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I won’t share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything because I don’t think that therefore you can constantly anticipate to hear my honest viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video interesting and practical if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of different mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or attend to in an upcoming video