When I was first approached…Betterhelp Unlimited…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what topics I selected to present and also you understand my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they basically stated 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 among the important things that I truly wanted to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be extremely practical for lots of people I’ve seen it myself working with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is truly a it

almost enhances the the restorative 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 individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s alright those 2 things can both be true and I believe among the important things that I want to begin to have individuals think of exists’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is actually a matter of you understand choosing 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 techniques as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the best approach for

the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that a person of the issues that a great deal 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 have actually had lots of discussions with the creator of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to supply 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 essential and we have an issue with access

to mental health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to state that my viewpoint has actually been favored by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for people who are battling with tough life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for scenarios where you know they have a very precise problem with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that therapy since it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a lot of research it involves worksheets it involves finding out specific abilities and strategies so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care at first in other places these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you know think of someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly horrified of being caught and caught in a location where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities until much of them can’t leave their house without really feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to cure them never because agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that preliminary helpful method to counseling where they can actually have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these

things up is that I I wish to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as simply 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 don’t think is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I do not think that and so you can always expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video useful and intriguing 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 different psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video

When I was first approached…Betterhelp Unlimited…. to potentially team up with them on a youtube series among the important things that was really crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they basically said you know we trust you as a clinical expert and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you understand and one of the things that I actually wished to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally practical for many people I have actually seen it myself dealing with individuals from a couple of months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with someone is truly a it

nearly enriches the the healing experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely 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 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 okay those two things can both be true and I believe among the important things that I want to begin to have individuals think about exists’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is actually a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I speak about certain therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best technique for

the particular issue that you’re handling and I believe that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had many conversations with the founder of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment workplace and I 100% support that mission and I believe it is essential and we have a problem with access

to psychological health care in this country and is one option as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my viewpoint has actually been well-received by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I simply wanted to spend a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific location for individuals who are dealing with difficult life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for circumstances where you know they have an extremely well-defined issue with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a lot of research it involves worksheets it involves discovering particular abilities and methods so mild milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know consider someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually horrified of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore essentially they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities till a number of them can’t leave their home without really feeling considerable distress so if somebody 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 effectively treated needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure certainly online therapists are going to be able to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging approach to counseling where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my point to this to this particular video and bringing these

things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything since I don’t think that and so you can constantly expect to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video valuable and intriguing 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 different mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video