She first established the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Psychologist… what activates it– social situations, fulfilling people for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious youth (divorced moms and dads, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, however then that’s her job, isn’t it?
In general, the service is remarkably slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty at times, however it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got speedy responses to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The truth you can modify messages before sending them implies you’re unlikely to blurt out something vulnerable and revealing in the heat of the moment. Profound minutes of realisation may be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end psychological 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 possible and need major attention (and possibly some meds), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Psychologist