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When starting therapy, it's very common to feel nervous. It can feel intimidating to sit with someone and talk about how you feel. The fear around that can feel overwhelming. Taking steps to seek help for the challenges we face is a huge step. It takes courage to realize we can’t face our issues alone.

Therapy is a space where you can be yourself and feel safe from judgement, including feeling nervous. I’m committed to finding a way to care for your nervousness and ensure sessions are as comfortable as possible.

I’m here if you want to talk about it during a free phone consultation.

Take your time to read through my website. If you sense that I may be a good fit based on what you are reading, you can call me.

During a free phone consultation, you can ask me questions about my approach, what a typical session with me is like, or any other questions you may have that are specific-to-you. You’ll also be able to share what’s going on for you and I can share my ideas about how I can help you.

It might be helpful to think of the first couple sessions as a trial run. During the sessions, you’ll be able to see how you feel working with me. My approach is not going to work for everyone. What’s most important to me is that you find someone who you feel is the right fit for you. We can explore that together.

If something feels overwhelming or even terrifying to discuss, that's actually very normal. It can often feel difficult to talk about some things… During our sessions, you never have to talk about something you’re not comfortable talking about.

If you open up to me, I will not judge and I will do my best to understand and validate what you are experiencing. I will think you are extremely brave and strong. Many of my clients have had the same fear.

I believe you. Nothing you can say will cause me to judge you.

Many of us are overwhelmed, we all struggle, we all have our strengths and weaknesses.

Whatever it is you're going through, I provide a safe space where you can feel heard and supported without judgement.

You might be asking about how long therapy will take because you think that therapy will be an overwhelming process.

If this is true for you, I want you to know that on average, my new clients start seeing positive effects after the first 3-4 sessions.

By that point, they begin to feel like they have learned some ways to manage the challenging stuff in their lives a bit better.

The total duration of therapy varies from client to client. Some of my clients find 8-12 weeks to be enough to resolve immediate challenges. While other clients feel more supported by longer term therapy.

We will work together to find the length of time that works for you.

Overall, you can think of the first session as a structured assessment that helps me get to know you and the challenges that brought you into treatment. I’ll invite you to share more about yourself and we can also talk about what’s worked or not worked in the past.

Some questions that I like to ask during a first session include:

• What brought you to therapy?
• What goals would you like to reach by coming to therapy?
• What do I need to know about you to understand your current challenges?
  
  

You can ask me questions as well. You might be curious about my training or what sessions will be like.

The most important part of a first session is that you see if you feel I’m a good fit for you. If you feel safe, accepted, and comfortable with me, we can discuss if you’d like to meet again.

I'm here to talk during a free phone consultation where you can share what’s going on for you and I can share my ideas of how I can help you.

Request your free 15-minute phone consultation.

During the call you can share your story, ask any questions you may have, and I can tell you more about how I can help.

I respond to calls and email within 48 hours, Monday through Friday

Call: 561-814-6244