When I was first approached…Talkspace Investor Presentation…. to potentially 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 talked about what what subjects I selected to provide and likewise you understand my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was granted 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 discuss what you understand and one of the things that I actually wanted to address is the truth that I’m not simply here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be exceptionally helpful for many individuals I’ve seen it myself working with individuals from a few months as much as over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with someone is really a it
practically enriches the the restorative experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I would not consider seeing online either they would not be appropriate we wouldn’t 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 alright those 2 things can both hold true and I believe one of the important things that I want to start to have individuals consider is there’s a location for both online and offline treatment it is actually a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you however also what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I talk about particular counseling designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I suggest by that is that it would be the best method for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I think that a person of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had lots of discussions with the creator of where he has actually mentioned that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified specialists out of business his mission is to offer mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% support that objective and I believe it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to
to mental health care in this nation and is one service as our other online business I was discussing previously that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve really discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I need to state that my viewpoint has been popular by business like in terms of ideally how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wanted to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own personal opinion about the things that are most proper for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online therapy as a wonderful place for people who are having problem with challenging life transitions for circumstances where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for situations where you know they have a very well-defined issue with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them and that treatment since it’s not as social as others is perfect for online counseling since it involves a lot of homework it involves worksheets it includes finding out specific abilities and techniques so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be addressed through online therapy you know consider someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they reach out to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are actually horrified of being caught and trapped in a place where they might have an anxiety attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities up until a lot of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at house and they can connect through their computer and link to a counselor that’s a great first step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and in some cases that includes a therapist going to their house to help them with that process clearly 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 supportive technique to therapy where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the space that aims to fill with their services my indicate this to this specific video and bringing these
things up is that I I wish to clearly communicate that anything that I share with you is going to be fully 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 very best that I can and so I I won’t inform you that something is appropriate that I do not think is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for whatever because I do not think that and so you can always anticipate to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found this video interesting and practical 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 more and more videos on a variety of various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video