When I was first approached…Betterhelp/Zane And Heath…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series among the things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I chose to provide and likewise you know my own views when when essential or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they essentially stated you understand we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you know and one of the important things that I really wanted to address is the truth that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I believe it can be incredibly valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with individuals from a few months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and also have video sessions with someone is actually a it
nearly improves the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals face-to-face and I completely take pleasure 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 would not feel comfy and and that’s all right those 2 things can both hold true and I think among the things that I want to start to have individuals consider exists’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is actually a matter of you understand choosing what’s right for you but likewise what’s most suitable for you with the help of an expert when I talk about certain therapy styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best technique for
the particular problem 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 attempting to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had lots of discussions with the founder of where he has pointed out that his audience isn’t to compete with traditional 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 enter into the treatment workplace and I 100% assistance that objective and I think it’s important and we have a problem with gain access to
to psychological health care in this nation and is one service as our other online business I was pointing out previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve really spoken about this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I have to say that my viewpoint has actually been popular by business like in terms of hopefully how they how they work with the people that present 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 appropriate for offline versus online treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a fantastic place for individuals who are struggling with difficult life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more stress than normal for circumstances where you know they have a really precise concern with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment due to the fact that it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online therapy because it involves a great deal of research it includes worksheets it involves finding out specific skills and techniques so moderate milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care initially in other places these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you know think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a therapist from their house because they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are truly frightened of being caught and trapped in a place where they may have an anxiety attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities until many of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a great primary step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure certainly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that person who hesitates to leave their house from that initial helpful technique to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to plainly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be fully from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more significantly what I think is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I will not inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever because I do not think that therefore you can always expect 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 valuable and interesting 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 more and more videos on a range of various psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video