Better Help Issues vs Talkspace

When I was first approached…Better Help Issues…. to potentially work together with them on a youtube series among the important things that was truly important to me as a psychologist was that I would have autonomy over what I spoke about what what subjects I selected to provide and also 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 clinical expert and

we’re gon na trust you to go out there and speak about what you know and one of the things that I truly wanted to address is the truth that I’m not just here to state that online treatment is the answer for everything you understand I believe it can be exceptionally useful for many people I have actually seen it myself working with individuals 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

nearly enhances the the therapeutic experience in a way at the same time I have a private practice where I see individuals in person and I completely enjoy 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 would not feel comfy and which’s all right those 2 things can both hold true and I believe one of the things that I wish to start to have individuals think about exists’s a location for both offline and online treatment it is truly a matter of you know deciding what’s right for you however likewise what’s most appropriate for you with the help of a professional when I talk about particular therapy styles or techniques as being appropriate for you what I mean by that is that it would be the very best technique for

the particular problem that you’re handling and I believe that a person of the concerns that a lot of individuals have is that online counseling is attempting to change offline therapy and I can inform you 100% that that’s not true I have actually had numerous discussions with the founder of where he has actually discussed that his audience isn’t to take on physical practices or put psychologists or licensed professionals out of business his mission is to supply mental health access to individuals who aren’t going to enter into the treatment office and I 100% support that mission and I believe it is essential and we have a problem with access

to psychological healthcare in this country and is one solution as our other online business I was mentioning previously that there are things that I personally think that online treatment is better suited for or offline treatment is better 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 say that my opinion has actually been well-received by companies like in regards to hopefully how they how they deal with the people that present for care so I simply wanted to invest a couple of minutes discussing my own is my own individual viewpoint about the things that are most appropriate for offline versus online therapy so in my view I see online therapy as a terrific location for individuals who are dealing with difficult life shifts for scenarios where they’re experiencing more tension than typical for situations where you understand they have an extremely specific issue with stress and anxiety or social stress and anxiety and a treatment like cognitive

 

behavioral therapy which is really structured can can benefit them and that treatment because it’s not as social as others is best for online counseling due to the fact that it involves a great deal of research it involves worksheets it includes finding out particular skills and techniques so moderate milder disorders like mild stress and anxiety mild depression adjustment disorders even PTSD as long as like the person has received care at first elsewhere these are all things that can be dealt with through online therapy you know consider somebody who has a agoraphobia and perhaps they connect to a therapist from their home due to the fact that they can’t leave their house and just just to clarify agoraphobia is a disorder where individuals are truly frightened of being caught and caught in a location where they might have a panic attack therefore essentially they begin to limit their activities and restrict their activities till many of them can’t leave their home without really feeling considerable distress so if somebody like that is at house and they can connect through their computer system and connect to a therapist that’s a fantastic first step is that going to cure them absolutely not since agoraphobia to be successfully dealt with requirements that individual to be able to go outdoors and to resume typical activities and often that includes a therapist going to their home to help them with that process undoubtedly online counselors are going to have the ability to do that however might they be the bridge that got that person who’s afraid to leave their home from that initial supportive method to counseling 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 particular video and bringing these

things up is that I I want to clearly communicate that anything that I show you is going to be completely 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 will not 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 whatever due to the fact that I do not think that therefore you can constantly expect to hear my honest viewpoint on what I believe from my own experience and knowledge base as a certified psychologist I hope you discovered this video fascinating and helpful if you did please like it below and feel free to register for our YouTube channel where we’re going to be producing increasingly more videos on a variety of different mental health subjects and please connect if there’s something particular you would like us to cover or resolve in an upcoming video