When I was first approached…Better Help Counseling…. to potentially team up with them on a youtube series among the things that was actually essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I picked to present and likewise you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they generally said you understand we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you understand and one of the important things that I really wished to address is the fact that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be exceptionally practical for many people I have actually seen it myself dealing with individuals 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 truly a it
nearly enriches the the restorative experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I completely take pleasure in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I think among the things that I wish to begin to have individuals think of is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is actually a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I speak about certain therapy styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best technique 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 attempting to change offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had numerous discussions with the founder of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to provide psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is necessary and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve actually I’ve really discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to state that my opinion has been well-received by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with the people that present for care so I just wished to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual opinion about the things that are most suitable for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic place for individuals who are dealing with hard life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you know they have a really precise concern with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment since it’s not as social as others is best for online counseling since it includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes learning specific abilities and techniques so mild milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually horrified of being trapped and caught in a location where they may have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until much of them can’t leave their home without truly feeling substantial distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not because agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and often 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 could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial encouraging method 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 indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly 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 will not inform you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I won’t share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything since I don’t think that and so you can constantly expect to hear my honest opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and useful if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a variety of different mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or attend to in an approaching video