When I was first approached…Cost For Betterhelp…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series one of 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 present and also you understand my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially 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 know and one of the important things that I actually wished to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally practical for many individuals I’ve 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 actually a it
nearly enriches the the therapeutic experience in such a way 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 wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just would not feel comfortable and which’s alright those two things can both be true and I think among the things that I wish to begin to have people consider is there’s a place for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I discuss particular therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the best technique for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of discussions with the founder of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the therapy workplace and I 100% support that mission and I think it is very important and we have an issue with access
to mental health care in this country and is one service as our other online companies I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve actually I’ve really discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been favored by business like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I simply wanted to spend a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic location for individuals who are battling with challenging life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for circumstances where you understand they have a really well-defined problem with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them and that therapy due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online therapy because it includes a lot of research it involves worksheets it includes discovering specific abilities and techniques so moderate milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression modification conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually received care initially in other places these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you know consider someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their home because they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are actually frightened of being caught and trapped in a location where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until many of them can’t leave their home without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and link to a therapist that’s a terrific first step is that going to treat them never because agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume normal 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 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 encouraging technique to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims to fill with their services my point to 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 an expert psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t tell 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 therefore you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video intriguing and practical if you did please like it listed below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of different psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to attend to or cover in an upcoming video