She first determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Lgbtq Services… what triggers it– social circumstances, fulfilling people for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
In general, the service is impressively slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty at times, however it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got rapid actions to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages before sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the moment. So extensive minutes of realisation may be hard to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I think it might it benefit?
Anybody with a low-end mental health concern who’s cool with getting counselled in a very internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need serious attention (and possibly some medications), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Lgbtq Services