She first ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Better Help Group Therapy… what triggers it– social circumstances, fulfilling people for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated moms and dads, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, however then that’s her task, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is impressively slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got rapid reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The truth you can edit messages prior to sending them implies you’re not likely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the moment. Profound minutes of realisation may be tough to come by if you can’t get a relaxed circulation going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anybody with a low-end mental health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and require major attention (and perhaps some meds), most likely isn’t for you Better Help Group Therapy