When I was first approached…Betterhelp Youtube…. to potentially collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the things that was truly important 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 needed or appropriate to share them and I was approved 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 talk about what you know and among the important things that I truly wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I believe it can be extremely practical for many people I have actually seen it myself working with individuals 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
nearly enhances 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 people that I see there that I wouldn’t 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 and that’s all right those 2 things can both hold true and I believe among the important things that I wish to start to have people think about is there’s a place for both online and offline treatment it is actually a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I discuss particular 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 a person of the concerns that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many conversations with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his objective is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the therapy office and I 100% support that objective and I think it’s important and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one service as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is better for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in terms of ideally how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I simply wished to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most proper for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for individuals who are struggling with hard life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios 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 very structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy since it involves a great deal of research it involves worksheets it involves finding out particular abilities and strategies so mild milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you know think of 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 disorder where individuals are really horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they may have a panic attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until many of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and link to a therapist that’s an excellent initial step is that going to cure them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume regular activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure certainly online counselors are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that initial supportive method to counseling where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can and so I I will not 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 whatever due to the fact that I do not believe that and so you can always expect to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and useful 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 variety of different psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video