When I was first approached…Betterhelp Therapy Review…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series one of the things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what topics I selected to provide and likewise you understand my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally stated you understand we trust you as a scientific professional and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you know and one of the things that I actually wished to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I believe it can be incredibly useful for many individuals I have actually seen it myself working with individuals from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
almost enriches the the therapeutic experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not 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 simply would not feel comfortable and which’s all right those 2 things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I want to begin to have individuals consider exists’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is actually a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I discuss specific therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular problem 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 replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had numerous conversations with the founder of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his mission is to provide psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% support that objective and I believe it is essential and we have an issue with gain access to
to psychological health care in this country and is one option as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve actually discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to state that my viewpoint 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 wanted to invest a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual opinion about the important things that are most appropriate for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are battling with hard life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for situations where you understand they have a very clear-cut problem with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them and that therapy due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling since it involves a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes learning particular abilities and strategies so mild milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really horrified of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to restrict their activities and limit their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling significant distress so if someone like that is at home 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 since agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial helpful method to therapy where they can actually have a better life 100% and this is what the gap 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 show you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I believe is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything due to the fact that I do not think that therefore you can always anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video valuable and fascinating if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a variety of various psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to address or cover in an approaching video