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INDIVIDUAL ADULT/COUPLE/TEEN:

WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN A FIRST SESSION?

Building a new relationship with a therapist is a unique experience for each person entering the process. After our consultation call, I will share an intake questionnaire with you to gather some biographical and contextual information. Then, during our initial session, I will review our confidentiality agreement followed by providing an open space for you to tell whichever parts of your story you feel inclined to share. I am always reading the room, and will provide warm and direct guidance in our conversation with the intention to support you in exploring emerging themes and patterns as I hear them.

GUARDIANS:

SAME QUESTION IN REGARD TO MY CHILD?

When treating children, I strive to be responsive to their initial level of comfort. At the first session, I will come into the waiting room and introduce myself to whichever grown-up has brought their child in for therapy, and then introduce myself to your child. At this point, I will check in with your child around whether they’d be more comfortable with their big person in the therapy room to start, or if they want to begin their session independently. Again, I will outline what stays in the therapy room, and what sorts of things I would need to share with their guardian(s), and then we will engage in an ice breaking game or activity as the therapeutic work begins.