When I was first approached…Betterhelp Raised 31M At What Valuation…. to possibly 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 picked to present and likewise you know my own views when when necessary or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially said you understand we trust you as a clinical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you know and among the things that I really wished to address is the fact that I’m not just here to say that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be incredibly valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself working with individuals from a few months approximately over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is really a it
practically enriches 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 delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not think about 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 and that’s all right those two things can both hold true and I believe among the things that I want to start to have individuals think of is there’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is really a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most proper for you with the help of an expert when I discuss specific therapy styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I indicate by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that one of the concerns that a lot of people have is that online therapy is attempting to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had many conversations with the creator of where he has mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his mission is to offer psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% support that objective and I believe it’s important and we have an issue with access
to psychological healthcare in this country and is one option as our other online business I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve really discussed this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to say that my viewpoint has actually been popular by companies 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 opinion about the things that are most proper for online versus offline therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific location for individuals who are dealing with challenging life shifts for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for situations where you know they have a very 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 treatment due to the fact that it’s not as social as others is perfect for online therapy because it involves a lot of research it includes worksheets it involves finding out specific skills and strategies so mild milder conditions like mild stress and anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has actually received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you understand think about somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually frightened of being trapped and caught in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities till much of them can’t leave their home without really feeling significant 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 fantastic primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that but might they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary supportive method to therapy where they can in fact have a better life 100% and this is what the gap that aims 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 an expert psychologist and more notably what I think is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I don’t believe is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever since I do not believe that and so you can constantly expect 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 helpful 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 a growing number of videos on a range of different psychological health topics and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to deal with or cover in an upcoming video