Counselling and Therapy
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What happens during a first appointment?
At the beginning of our first appointment I will give you some information before we start. This includes:
It is possible that I may ask you a number of questions similar to the following. Before you even see me you might find them of interest and worth considering:
If you have seen a counsellor or therapist before I may ask you:
In this sense it is a collaborative effort. In sharing the conversation we piece together an understanding of what worries you so that we can explore how best to avoid or manage crisis and live more fully.
At the beginning of our first appointment I will give you some information before we start. This includes:
- the types of service I offer,
- privacy and confidentiality,
- appointment details,
- methods of payment,
- addressing questions and concerns,
- and consent to proceed.
It is possible that I may ask you a number of questions similar to the following. Before you even see me you might find them of interest and worth considering:
- What is it that brings you for counselling?
- What do you hope will be different as a result of coming to see me?
- What do you think will help change to happen?
- What do you think is stopping change from happening?
If you have seen a counsellor or therapist before I may ask you:
- Did you find it helpful?
- Was it a good fit between you and your therapist?
- What was good about it?
- What would need to be different this time?
- What did you learn about yourself that can help you now?
In this sense it is a collaborative effort. In sharing the conversation we piece together an understanding of what worries you so that we can explore how best to avoid or manage crisis and live more fully.
What about further sessions?
Change can take time, especially when we are talking about what is most important to you.
At the end of the first session we will:
My aim is to give you a clear idea of how the sessions could proceed in order to address your concerns, though you are free to use the sessions as you wish and cover what is important at the time.
From time to time we will periodically review what we have been talking about to check that it is on track and being of use.
Many people book further sessions. If this is also the case for you, I will normally offer you a regular time for the appointment so it is easy to remember and plan for. At the next appointment we tend to discuss:
Change can take time, especially when we are talking about what is most important to you.
At the end of the first session we will:
- review what it has been like talking,
- what has been helpful,
- what the focus of further sessions could be if you decide to come back.
My aim is to give you a clear idea of how the sessions could proceed in order to address your concerns, though you are free to use the sessions as you wish and cover what is important at the time.
From time to time we will periodically review what we have been talking about to check that it is on track and being of use.
Many people book further sessions. If this is also the case for you, I will normally offer you a regular time for the appointment so it is easy to remember and plan for. At the next appointment we tend to discuss:
- how things have been between appointments
- what was helpful from the last session
- and any new developments arising.