Step 1: Introduction
Book an initial session where we can talk about what’s bringing you to therapy and what you’d like to focus on, as well as how we might work together. This gives us both the opportunity to see whether it feels like a good fit.
If you are attending as a couple/pair, you will both attend the first session, then the following two sessions I will see you each separately. This allows me to get a better understanding of your individual perspectives, and for you to have space to talk about anything you might not feel comfortable sharing in front of your partner/co-parent.
The Therapy Process
Step 2: Therapy begins
If following our first session/s we agree to work together, we will decide on a time and day each week or fortnight to continue.
Sessions are 50 minutes.
I usually work open-ended, however, you might have a limit as to how many sessions you can attend (such as for financial reasons), so we will consider this and clarify your goals for therapy.
Step 3: Therapy ongoing
Therapy sessions continue and we will review together how it’s going along the way, to make sure we’re focusing on what’s most important to you and that you’re getting the most out of your sessions.
Occasionally, if you are attending as a couple/pair, either you or I may suggest having an individual session as a chance to review how things are going separately. If this is agreed, I will usually suggest that the other partner/co-parent also has the opportunity to have an individual session, so it’s balanced evenly.
Step 4: Therapy ends
Ideally, we will agree ahead of time when our sessions will come to an end, as this will allow us time to prepare, reflect and say goodbye - an important part of the therapeutic process and therapeutic relationship we have built.