When I was first approached…Betterhelp Job Requirements…. to possibly collaborate with them on a youtube series among the important 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 picked to provide and likewise you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was granted that by a they generally said you understand we trust you as a scientific 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 wished to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state 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 working with people from a few months up to over a year and I seen how being able to message and also have video sessions with someone is actually a it

practically enhances the the healing experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I completely delight in that and there are individuals that I see there that I wouldn’t consider seeing online either they wouldn’t be appropriate we would not be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfy and which’s fine those two things can both be true and I believe among the important things that I want to begin to have people consider exists’s a place for both offline and online treatment it is actually a matter of you know choosing what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of an expert when I talk about specific therapy designs or approaches as being appropriate for you what I imply by that is that it would be the best technique for

the particular issue that you’re handling and I believe that a person of the concerns that a great deal of people have is that online therapy is attempting to replace offline counseling and I can tell you 100% that that’s not real I have actually had lots of discussions with the creator of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or licensed specialists out of business his objective is to supply psychological health access to the people who aren’t going to enter the treatment office and I 100% assistance that mission and I think it is very important and we have a problem with access

to psychological health care in this country and is one option as our other online companies I was discussing earlier that there are things that I personally believe that online treatment is more appropriate for or offline therapy is better suited for and I’ve really I’ve actually discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite passionate about and I have to say that my opinion has actually been well-received by business like in regards to ideally how they how they deal with individuals that present for care so I simply wanted to spend a couple of minutes talking about my own is my own personal viewpoint about the things that are most proper for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful location for individuals who are dealing with tough life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for situations where you understand they have an extremely precise concern with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them which treatment because it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online therapy since it involves a great deal of research it includes worksheets it involves discovering particular skills and methods so mild milder conditions like moderate stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the individual has received care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and possibly they connect to a counselor from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their home and just simply to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are really frightened of being caught and trapped in a location where they might have a panic attack therefore essentially they start to limit their activities and limit their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their house without truly feeling significant distress so if somebody like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and link to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to cure them absolutely not due to the fact that agoraphobia to be effectively dealt with needs that person to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and sometimes that involves a therapist going to their house to help them with that process obviously online counselors are going to be able to do that however could they be the bridge that got that individual who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary encouraging method to therapy where they can actually 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 wish to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as an expert psychologist and more significantly what I think is as just a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can and so I I won’t 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 and so you can constantly anticipate to hear my truthful viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video handy and intriguing if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing more and more videos on a range of different psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or deal with in an approaching video

When I was first approached…Betterhelp Job Requirements…. to perhaps work together with them on a youtube series among the important things that was really essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I selected to present and likewise you know my own views when when needed or appropriate to share them and I was given 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 things that I truly wanted to address is the reality that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for whatever you understand I believe it can be exceptionally handy for lots of people I have actually seen it myself dealing with people from a few months up to over a year and I seen how being able to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is truly a it

almost improves the the therapeutic experience in a manner at the same time I have a private practice where I see people face-to-face and I thoroughly delight in that and there are people that I see there that I would not consider 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 just wouldn’t feel comfortable and and that’s all right those two things can both be true and I believe among the important things that I want to begin to have people consider is there’s a location for both online and offline therapy it is actually a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you however also what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I talk about particular therapy designs or methods as being appropriate for you what I imply 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 issues that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to replace offline therapy and I can tell you 100% that that’s not true I’ve had lots of conversations with the creator 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 supply psychological health access to individuals who aren’t going to come into the treatment workplace and I 100% support that mission and I think it is very important and we have an issue with access

to mental health care in this country and is one option 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 treatment is better suited for and I’ve actually I’ve actually discussed this in other settings due to the fact that it is something I feel pretty passionate about and I need to state that my viewpoint has actually been favored by business like in terms of ideally how they how they deal with individuals that provide for care so I just wished to invest a number of minutes talking about my own is my own individual opinion 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 people who are dealing with tough life transitions for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than regular for circumstances where you know they have a really precise issue with anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

behavioral therapy which is very structured can can benefit them which therapy because it’s not as social as others is ideal for online therapy since it involves a great deal of research it involves worksheets it includes learning specific abilities and methods so moderate milder conditions like mild anxiety mild depression change conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has received care initially in other places these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you know think about someone who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a counselor from their house since they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a condition where individuals are truly terrified of being trapped and trapped in a location where they may have a panic attack and so essentially they begin to limit their activities and limit their activities until a lot of them can’t leave their home without actually feeling substantial distress so if someone like that is at home and they can connect through their computer and connect to a counselor that’s a fantastic primary step is that going to treat them never since agoraphobia to be successfully treated needs that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their house 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’s afraid to leave their house from that initial helpful technique to counseling where they can really have a better life 100% and this is what the space that intends to fill with their services my point to this to this specific video and bringing these

things up is that I I wish to clearly interact that anything that I show you is going to be completely from where I stand as a professional psychologist and more importantly what I believe is as simply a human being on this earth attempting to do the best that I can and so I I won’t inform 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 whatever because I don’t believe that therefore you can always expect to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I think from my own experience and knowledge base as a licensed psychologist I hope you found this video handy and intriguing 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 various mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to attend to or cover in an upcoming video