She initially determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Counselling Services… what triggers it– social scenarios, fulfilling people for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is remarkably slick. The discussion 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 responses to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The truth you can edit messages before sending them implies you’re not likely to blurt out something vulnerable and revealing in the heat of the moment. Extensive moments of realisation may be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed circulation going.
Who do I think it might it benefit?
Anybody with a low-end mental health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in an extremely internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and need major attention (and perhaps some meds), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Counselling Services