She first established the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Schema Therapy… what activates it– social situations, meeting people for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, stretched 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 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 fast actions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages prior to sending them implies you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the minute. Profound moments of realisation might be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed circulation going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anyone with a low-end psychological health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a very internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need serious attention (and possibly some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Schema Therapy