When I was first approached…Online-therapy Vs Betterhelp…. to potentially collaborate 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 discussed what what topics I picked to present and also you understand my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they generally stated you know we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you know and among the important things that I truly wanted to address is the fact that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be exceptionally valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is actually a it
almost enhances the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely delight 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 have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s okay those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the things that I wish to begin to have people think about is there’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is actually a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I talk about certain counseling styles or approaches as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best approach 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 trying to change offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many discussions with the creator of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to take on brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists 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 mission and I think it is essential and we have an issue with access
to psychological health care in this nation and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings because 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 regards to ideally how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I simply wished to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own personal opinion about the important things that are most appropriate for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful location for individuals who are battling with tough life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for circumstances where you know they have a really well-defined issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is really structured can can benefit them which therapy since it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy because it includes a lot of research it includes worksheets it involves finding out particular skills and strategies so mild milder disorders like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care initially in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you know think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their house because they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are really frightened of being trapped and caught in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore basically they start to limit their activities and limit their activities until 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 therapist that’s a terrific initial step is that going to treat them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process undoubtedly online counselors are going to be able to do that but could they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that initial encouraging technique to counseling where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the space 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 interact 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 trying to do the best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever because I do not believe that and so you can always anticipate to hear my sincere opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video practical and fascinating if you did please like it listed below and do not hesitate to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of various psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to resolve or cover in an approaching video