When I was first approached…Better Help…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was really crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I selected to present and likewise you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially stated you know we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you understand and among the 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 everything you know I think it can be incredibly helpful for many people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is actually a it
practically enhances the the healing experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not 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 just would not feel comfortable and and that’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the important things that I want to start to have individuals think of exists’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I discuss particular therapy styles or methods 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 think that a person of the issues that a lot of people have is that online counseling is trying to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of discussions with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his mission is to offer mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment workplace and I 100% support that objective and I believe it’s important and we have a problem with access
to psychological health care in this country and is one option as our other online companies I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve really discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to state that my viewpoint has been well-received by business like in terms of ideally how they how they work with the people that present for care so I just wanted to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the important things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a terrific location for people who are battling with challenging life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios where you know they have an extremely clear-cut problem with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them and that treatment due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is best for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a lot of research it includes worksheets it includes finding out specific abilities and strategies so moderate milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you understand consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are truly frightened of being trapped and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they start to limit their activities and restrict their activities till a lot of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s an excellent primary step is that going to treat them never because agoraphobia to be effectively treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and often that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that process clearly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial encouraging approach to therapy 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 specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly interact that anything that I share with you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can therefore I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I won’t share with you that online therapy is the cure-all for whatever since I don’t believe that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video practical and intriguing if you did please like it 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 various psychological health topics and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to resolve or cover in an approaching video