When I was first approached…Betterhelp Vs Talkspace…. to perhaps collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was actually essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I selected to provide and also you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally stated you know we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you know and one of 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 everything you know I believe it can be exceptionally practical for many people I’ve seen it myself working with people from a couple of months approximately over a year and I seen how being able 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 individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t think about 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 wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s all right those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the important things that I wish to begin to have people think about is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I talk about specific 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 handling and I think that one of the concerns that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is trying to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had lots of conversations with the creator of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with 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 come into the therapy workplace and I 100% support that mission and I believe it’s important and we have an issue with gain access to
to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to state that my viewpoint has actually been favored by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I simply wished to invest a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful location for people who are fighting with hard life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for scenarios where you understand they have a very well-defined issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them which therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a lot of research it includes worksheets it involves learning particular abilities and techniques so moderate milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has gotten care initially elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are really frightened of being trapped and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to restrict their activities and limit their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their home without really feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent first step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with needs that person 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 therapists are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary supportive technique to therapy where they can in fact have a 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 clearly 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 think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can and so I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever since I don’t think that and so you can constantly expect to hear my truthful opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video intriguing and practical if you did please like it 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 various psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or deal with in an approaching video