When I was first approached…Better Help Family Therapy…. to perhaps collaborate 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 discussed what what subjects I selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a medical professional and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you know and among the important things that I actually wanted to address is the truth that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I think it can be incredibly handy for many people I have actually seen it myself working with individuals from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
nearly improves the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely delight in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t think about seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and which’s fine those two things can both hold true and I think among the things that I want to begin to have people think about exists’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of a professional when I speak about particular counseling designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best technique for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that a person of the concerns 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 numerous conversations 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 certified experts out of business his objective is to provide mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that objective and I believe it is essential and we have an issue with gain access to
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one service as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better suited for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve really I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been popular by companies like in terms of hopefully 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 personal viewpoint about the important 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 fighting with tough life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you understand they have an extremely well-defined issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them which therapy since it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling since it involves a lot of research it includes worksheets it involves learning particular abilities and strategies so mild milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually horrified of being caught and caught in a place where they may have a panic attack and so basically they begin to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until many of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and link to a counselor that’s an excellent primary step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure certainly online therapists are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their home from that initial supportive approach to therapy where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my point to 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 totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I think is as just 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 don’t believe is appropriate I will not show you that online therapy is the cure-all for everything since I do not believe that therefore you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and helpful 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 various mental health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or deal with in an upcoming video