When I was first approached…Betterhelp Quarterly…. to possibly team up with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what topics I selected to present and also you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they generally 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 know and one of the things that I really wished to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I believe it can be extremely useful for many individuals I’ve seen it myself working with individuals 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 truly a it

nearly enriches the the healing experience in such a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly enjoy that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not 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 would not feel comfortable and and that’s fine those two things can both be true and I believe among the things that I want to begin to have people think about exists’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I discuss particular therapy styles or methods 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 dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous conversations with the creator of where he has actually pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to the people who aren’t going to come into the therapy workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it is very important and we have an issue with gain access to

to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online companies I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve actually I’ve actually discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to say that my viewpoint has actually been well-received by business like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I just wanted to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful place for people who are having problem with challenging life transitions for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than normal for situations where you know they have a really clear-cut issue with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them which therapy because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online counseling because it includes a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it involves discovering particular skills and techniques so moderate milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online counseling you understand think about someone who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are truly horrified of being caught and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack and so basically they start to limit their activities and limit their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their house without really feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and link to a therapist that’s a great first step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that individual to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and in some cases that includes 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 person who hesitates to leave their house from that initial supportive approach to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these

things up is that I I wish to clearly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can and so I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I do not believe is appropriate I will not share with you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever since I do not believe that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video useful and interesting if you did please like it below and feel free to sign up for 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 deal with or cover in an upcoming video

When I was first approached…Betterhelp Quarterly…. to perhaps 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 topics I selected to provide and also you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was approved that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a clinical professional and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and discuss what you know and one of the things that I really wished to address is the fact that I’m not simply here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I believe it can be extremely useful for many individuals I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with someone is actually a it

almost enhances the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I completely 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 wouldn’t be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfy and which’s okay those 2 things can both be true and I believe one of the important things that I wish to begin to have people think of is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is really a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you however also what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I talk about certain therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best method for

the particular problem that you’re handling and I think that one of the issues that a great deal of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had numerous conversations with the creator of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the therapy workplace and I 100% support that objective and I think it is essential and we have an issue with access

to psychological health care in this country and is one service as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online therapy is better for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve really I’ve really discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they deal with the people that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a fantastic location for individuals who are dealing with tough life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for scenarios where you know they have a very clear-cut problem with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is extremely structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as social as others is best for online therapy due to the fact that it includes a great deal of homework it involves worksheets it includes learning particular skills and techniques so moderate milder disorders like mild anxiety mild depression modification disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care initially somewhere else these are all things that can be resolved through online therapy you understand consider someone who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a therapist from their house due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are really horrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they might have an anxiety attack therefore essentially they start to limit their activities and limit their activities until many of them can’t leave their home without really feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at house and they can reach out through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a great first step is that going to cure them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be effectively treated needs that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume normal activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process undoubtedly online therapists are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who hesitates to leave their house from that initial encouraging approach to counseling where they can really have a much better life 100% and this is what the gap that intends to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these

things up is that I I wish to clearly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more notably what I think is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I don’t think that and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my honest opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video intriguing and practical if you did please like it listed below and feel free to sign up for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a range of various mental health subjects and please reach out if there’s something specific you would like us to attend to or cover in an upcoming video