When I was first approached…Betterhelp Therapy 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 discussed what what subjects I picked to provide and likewise you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a clinical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you know and one of the things that I truly wished to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for everything you know I believe it can be incredibly useful for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is actually a it
practically improves the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are people that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s alright those 2 things can both be 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 truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I talk about particular counseling styles or methods 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 believe that one of the concerns that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to replace 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 discussed that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to offer mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy office and I 100% support that objective and I believe it is essential and we have an issue with gain access to
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wished to invest a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual opinion about the things that are most suitable for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific place for individuals who are fighting with challenging life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for situations where you understand they have an extremely specific problem with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is best for online therapy because it includes a lot of research it involves worksheets it includes learning specific abilities and methods so mild milder disorders like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care initially in other places these are all things that can be resolved through online counseling you understand consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a therapist from their home because they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are actually frightened of being trapped and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to treat them never because agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and often that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process clearly online therapists are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that preliminary helpful technique to therapy where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my point to 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 completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I do not believe that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video useful and interesting if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of various mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to resolve or cover in an upcoming video