When I was first approached…Better Help Synonym…. to possibly work together with them on a youtube series one of the things that was actually important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I selected to present and also you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they basically said you know we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and discuss what you understand and one of the important things that I truly wished to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be incredibly helpful for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of months as much as over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is really a it
nearly improves the the restorative experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I thoroughly take pleasure in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t think about 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 just wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the things that I want to begin to have individuals think of exists’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 a professional when I discuss specific counseling styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular issue that you’re dealing with and I believe that a person of the concerns that a great deal of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had many discussions with the founder of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is very important and we have a problem with access
to mental healthcare in this country and is one service as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve in fact I’ve really spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I simply wished to invest a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most suitable for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful place for people who are having problem with tough life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for circumstances where you know they have a really precise concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them which therapy because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy since it includes a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes learning specific skills and methods so mild milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has actually gotten care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online counseling you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a therapist from their home since they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really terrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities till many of them can’t leave their home without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer and link to a counselor that’s a great primary step is that going to treat them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and often that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to be able to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that initial encouraging method to therapy where they can in fact have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to clearly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t 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 whatever due to the fact that I do not think that and so you can constantly expect to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video valuable and interesting 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 increasingly more videos on a variety of different mental health subjects and please reach out if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video