how IT WORKS

A FIRST SESSION

This is a chance for us to get to know each other and gain a sense of what it may be like working together, and to explore if my approach is suitable for you and meets your needs.

WHAT HAPPENS IN A FIRST SESSION

We will explore what has prompted you to seek therapy and some of your background. We will also explore confidentiality and the therapeutic contract or agreement between us.

Engaging in therapy and beginning can feel tough, so it is important that I know how you might be supported in therapy and outside of therapy. This might be from your important people, environment and activities you enjoy. This also might be an area you want to explore and develop, and that is okay!

To help you get what you need out of a first session, it might be useful to spend some time thinking about:

• What has brought you to therapy and why now?

• What do you hope to get from therapy, and what can you contribute to that?

• What experiences have you had from any previous therapy, and what might you need from me as a therapist?

ONGOING SESSIONS

If you would like to go ahead and book further sessions, I usually suggest booking in 6 initially, which you can attend consistently weekly. This gives us a good base to review any changes and to see how the sessions feel for you. If you would like to continue, I then offer open-ended sessions, and it is your decision how long we continue for.  

ENDING THERAPY

When to end therapy is different for every person. I will regularly check in with you about whether you feel you are getting what you need from the sessions, what might have changed and what you might want to work on next. Ending therapy will be supported with care, and we look together at how this might work.

If you have any questions? I am happy to answer questions by phone or email and offer a free 20 minute consultation in person or online.