When I was first approached…Betterhelp Krankenkasse…. to perhaps team up with them on a youtube series one of the important things that was truly essential to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I discussed what what subjects I picked to present and also you know my own views when when required or appropriate to share them and I was given that by a they essentially said you know we trust you as a medical expert and
we’re gon na trust you to go out there and talk about what you understand and among the things that I really wished to address is the truth that I’m not just here to state that online therapy is the answer for whatever you know I think it can be extremely handy for many individuals I have actually seen it myself working with individuals from a couple of months up to over a year and I seen how having the ability to message and likewise have video sessions with somebody is really a it
nearly enriches the the healing experience in a way 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 be able to do the level and depth of work we’re doing or it simply would not feel comfortable and and that’s fine those 2 things can both be true and I think one of the important things that I want to begin to have people think about is there’s a place for both online and offline therapy it is truly a matter of you understand deciding what’s right for you but also what’s most proper for you with the help of a professional when I speak about certain therapy styles or methods as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best approach for
the particular issue that you’re handling and I think that one of the issues that a lot of people have is that online therapy is trying to replace offline counseling and I can inform you 100% that that’s not real I’ve had numerous discussions with the creator of where he has discussed that his audience isn’t to compete with brick and mortar practices or put psychologists or certified professionals out of business his objective is to offer mental health access to the people who aren’t going to enter into the therapy workplace and I 100% support that objective and I think it is essential and we have an issue with access
to mental healthcare in this nation and is one option as our other online business I was mentioning earlier that there are things that I personally think that online therapy is more appropriate for or offline treatment is more appropriate for and I’ve in fact I’ve in fact discussed this in other settings since it is something I feel quite enthusiastic about and I need to state that my opinion has actually been favored by business like in regards to ideally how they how they work with individuals that provide for care so I simply wanted to invest a couple of minutes speaking about my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for online versus offline treatment so in my view I see online treatment as a wonderful place for individuals who are having problem with tough life shifts for situations where they’re experiencing more tension than normal for circumstances where you know they have a really precise issue with anxiety or social anxiety and a treatment like cognitive
behavior modification which is extremely structured can can benefit them and that treatment because it’s not as interpersonal as others is ideal for online counseling since it involves a lot of homework it includes worksheets it includes finding out specific skills and techniques so moderate milder conditions like moderate anxiety mild depression adjustment conditions even PTSD as long as like the person has gotten care at first somewhere else these are all things that can be attended to through online counseling you know think of somebody who has a agoraphobia and maybe they reach out to a counselor from their home since they can’t leave their home and simply just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where people are actually horrified of being trapped and caught in a place where they may have an anxiety attack and so basically they begin to restrict their activities and limit their activities up until a lot 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 system and link to a counselor that’s a fantastic initial step is that going to cure them never due to the fact that agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with requirements that person to be able to go outside and to resume regular activities and sometimes that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process clearly online therapists are going to be able to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that preliminary helpful technique 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 indicate this to this particular video and bringing these
things up is that I I want to plainly communicate 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 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 do not believe is appropriate I will not show you that online counseling is the cure-all for everything because I don’t believe that therefore you can always anticipate to hear my sincere viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you found 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 increasingly more videos on a range of various psychological health subjects and please connect if there’s something specific you would like us to cover or resolve in an approaching video