When I was first approached…Betterhelp Non Compete…. to perhaps team up 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 discussed 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 granted that by a they generally stated you know we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you understand and among the important things that I truly wished to address is the fact that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally helpful for many people I’ve seen it myself working with people 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 actually a it
practically enhances the the restorative experience in such a way 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 have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I think among the important things that I wish to start to have individuals 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 however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I speak about certain therapy designs or approaches 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 dealing with and I believe that a person of the concerns that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had lots of conversations with the founder of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to offer mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it’s important and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one option as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve in fact spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with the people that present for care so I simply wanted to spend a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are dealing with difficult life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for situations where you understand they have a really specific 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 since it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling since it involves a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out particular abilities and techniques so mild milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you know think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they reach out to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually terrified of being trapped and caught in a location where they might have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and connect to a therapist that’s a great primary step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume normal activities and often that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process undoubtedly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that initial encouraging technique to therapy where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my point to this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional 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 inform you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I won’t share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever because I do not think that and so 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 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 a growing number of videos on a variety of various psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video