When I was first approached…Better Help Free…. to potentially collaborate with them on a youtube series one of the things that was truly crucial to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I talked about what what subjects I picked 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 basically stated you know we trust you as a medical professional and

we’re gon na trust you to head out there and talk about what you understand and one of the important things that I actually wished to address is the fact that I’m not just here to say that online therapy is the answer for everything you understand I think it can be exceptionally handy for many individuals I’ve seen it myself dealing 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 somebody is truly a it

nearly improves the the restorative experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people in person and I completely delight in that and there are people that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not have the ability to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it just wouldn’t feel comfy and and that’s fine those two things can both hold true and I believe one of the things that I wish to start to have people think about exists’s a location for both offline and online therapy it is really a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I discuss certain therapy designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the very best method for

the particular problem that you’re dealing with and I believe that one of the issues that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had numerous discussions with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to take on traditional practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his mission is to supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter the treatment workplace and I 100% support that mission and I think it is essential and we have a problem with gain access to

to mental healthcare in this country and is one solution as our other online business I was pointing out earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline therapy is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve really discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to say that my opinion has actually been favored by business like in terms of ideally how they how they work with individuals that present for care so I simply wanted to spend a number of minutes discussing my own is my own individual 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 location for individuals who are battling with tough life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more stress than typical for situations where you understand they have a really precise 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 and that therapy since it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online therapy since it involves a great deal of homework it includes worksheets it involves finding out specific abilities and techniques so mild milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has actually gotten care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be attended to through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a counselor from their house because they can’t leave their house and simply simply to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are truly frightened of being trapped and trapped in a place where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they start to restrict their activities and restrict their activities up until a number of them can’t leave their home 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 an excellent primary step is that going to treat them absolutely not because agoraphobia to be successfully treated requirements that individual to be able to go outside and to resume typical activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their home to help them with that procedure obviously 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 preliminary supportive method 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 point to this to this specific video and bringing these

things up is that I I want to plainly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more notably what I believe is as just a human being on this earth trying to do the very best that I can therefore I I will not tell you that something is appropriate that I don’t think is appropriate I won’t show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I do not think that therefore you can always expect to hear my truthful opinion on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video handy and fascinating if you did please like it below and do not hesitate to subscribe to our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing a growing number of videos on a variety of various mental health topics and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to deal with or cover in an approaching video

When I was first approached…Better Help Free…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important things that was actually important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I picked to provide and also you understand my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they generally said you know we trust you as a scientific expert and

we’re gon na trust you to head out there and speak about what you understand and one of the things that I truly wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for everything you know I think it can be extremely valuable for lots of people I’ve seen it myself dealing with people from a couple of 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

almost improves the the restorative 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 individuals 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 simply wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s fine those 2 things can both hold true and I think one of the important things that I want to begin to have people think of exists’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you but likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I speak about specific counseling designs or techniques as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the best approach for

the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that one of the issues that a lot of individuals have is that online therapy is trying to change offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had lots of discussions with the founder of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with physical practices or put psychologists or certified experts out of business his mission is to provide mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I believe it is necessary and we have a problem with gain access to

to psychological healthcare in this country and is one solution as our other online companies I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is better for and I’ve in fact I’ve actually spoken about this in other settings because it is something I feel pretty enthusiastic about and I have to state that my opinion has actually been favored by business like in regards to hopefully how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I simply wanted to spend a number of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the important things that are most suitable for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a wonderful location for individuals who are having problem with difficult life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for scenarios where you know they have a really specific concern with stress and anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavior modification which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as interpersonal as others is best for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a lot of research it involves worksheets it involves finding out particular abilities and techniques so mild milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression change disorders even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care at first in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you understand consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they connect to a therapist from their home since they can’t leave their home and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where people are actually frightened of being trapped and caught in a location where they may have a panic attack therefore basically they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities up until many of them can’t leave their house without actually feeling considerable distress so if someone like that is at home and they can reach out through their computer system and link to a counselor that’s a great primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not because agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and in some cases that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that procedure clearly online counselors are going to be able to do that but might they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their house from that initial supportive approach to therapy where they can in fact 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 want to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be totally from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can therefore I I won’t 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 everything due to the fact that I do not think that and so you can always expect to hear my honest opinion on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you discovered this video interesting and useful if you did please like it 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 different psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or address in an approaching video