When I was first approached…Betterhelp Uk…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series among the important 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 chose to present and also you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially stated you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you know and among the important things that I actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be extremely useful for many people I’ve seen it myself working with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is really a it
practically enhances the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely take pleasure 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 just would not feel comfortable and which’s all right those two things can both hold true and I believe among the important things that I wish to begin to have people think about is there’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I discuss specific counseling styles or techniques 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 handling and I believe that one of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online counseling is trying to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of conversations with the creator of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to offer psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the therapy office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is very important and we have a problem with access
to psychological healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has been popular by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they work with the people that present for care so I simply wished to spend a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for individuals who are having problem with difficult life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for situations where you understand they have an extremely well-defined issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them which therapy since it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy since it involves a lot of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out specific abilities and methods so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression modification conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care at first in other places these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are really horrified of being caught and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so essentially they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until much of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer system and link to a counselor that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to treat them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial helpful method to therapy where they can really have a 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 want to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be fully 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 very best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything since I do not think that therefore you can always expect to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video intriguing and practical if you did please like it below and feel free to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an upcoming video