When I was first approached…Better Help Nannies Kenya…. to possibly collaborate 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 topics I chose to present and also you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they generally stated you know we trust you as a scientific expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you know and among the important things that I actually wanted to address is the reality that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be incredibly helpful for lots of people I have actually seen it myself working with individuals from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is truly a it
practically enriches the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly delight in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfortable and which’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I believe among the things that I want to start to have people think about exists’s a location 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 an expert when I discuss particular therapy styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that a person of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online counseling is trying to change offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had lots of conversations with the creator of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it’s important and we have an issue with access
to psychological health care in this country and is one solution as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline therapy is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I simply wished to spend a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific location for individuals who are fighting with hard life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than regular for scenarios where you understand they have a very specific issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them and that therapy because it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy because it involves a lot of research it includes worksheets it involves finding out particular abilities and techniques so mild milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you understand consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really horrified of being caught and caught in a location where they may have an anxiety attack and so essentially they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer system and connect to a counselor that’s an excellent first step is that going to treat them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that process clearly online therapists are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their house from that preliminary encouraging method to therapy where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the space 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 clearly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore 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 everything since I don’t believe that and so you can always expect to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video interesting and valuable if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a variety of different mental health topics and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video