When I was first approached…Betterhelp Vs Betterup…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was truly crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I picked to provide and likewise you know my own views when when essential 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 head out there and speak about what you know and among the things that I actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I believe it can be exceptionally handy for lots of people I have actually seen it myself working with people from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is really a it
practically improves the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are individuals 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 just would not feel comfortable and and that’s alright those 2 things can both hold true and I think among the important things that I want to start to have people think about is there’s a location for both offline and online therapy 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 a professional when I speak about particular therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a lot of people have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had lots of conversations with the creator of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment office and I 100% support that mission and I believe it is very important and we have an issue with gain access to
to psychological health care in this country and is one solution as our other online companies I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better suited for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve really spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I just wanted to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific place for people who are struggling with challenging life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for situations where you understand they have a very clear-cut issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as social as others is best for online therapy due to the fact that it includes a lot of research it includes worksheets it includes finding out specific abilities and methods so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression modification conditions 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 therapy you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a therapist from their home since they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually terrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer and link to a therapist that’s a terrific initial step is that going to cure them never since agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process certainly online counselors are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial helpful approach to therapy where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything since I don’t believe that therefore you can constantly anticipate to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video practical and fascinating if you did please like it below and feel free 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 reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or address in an approaching video