What Happens In The First Session
Some things you will explore in your first therapy session:
– To begin by sharing what brings you to therapy
– To describe how you want to change
– To name what you have tried in the past
– To evaluate what helped or did not
– To recount any recurring dreams or recent ones
– To name who you would want to be if you had to be someone other than yourself
– Describe your family history and the person you are most like
– Name from that history what events seem to impact you presently
After covering some of the above questions:
– You and your therapist will identify specific focal points for change.
– You and your therapist will plan how therapy might help your specific situation.
– You will decide on the structure of the therapy-usually one or two sessions per week.
– You will agree on the fee.
– You will set up the next appointment.
– Sessions may run from 45 minutes to 90 minutes depending on your schedule, resources and the intensity that works for you.
