What to Expect from Your First Session

 

ARRANGING A SESSION

To arrange a session, you can contact me using the contact form on this website.

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I will respond to you within 24 hours via e-mail and offer you a free 15 minute initial phone call. This is an opportunity to let me know a little bit about what is going on for you, for you to ask me any questions you may have and to see if you would like to work with me.

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(If you have contacted me from a Hotmail address and you have not heard from me within 24 hours, please check your junk folder). 

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PRIOR TO YOUR SESSION

Once we have arranged your session, I will send you your Client Handbook, a Contact Form and a Therapy Agreement for you to look at and complete before our session. ​

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All information you provide will be treated confidentially and stored securely. 

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AT YOUR SESSION

If you are new to counselling or even if you aren't, it is perfectly normal to experience mixed feelings and to be uncertain of what to expect. I will endeavour to put you at ease and we will explore what brings you to counselling, your goals and what you hope to achieve. 

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT COUNSELLOR

After taking the first step in deciding to have counselling, finding the right counsellor for you and your needs is an important part of the process. The way a counsellor works with a client differs from the medical field in that I am not here to diagnose, advise or 'treat' you. All work is collaborative and we will work together to achieve your goal, so it is important that you choose a counsellor whom you trust and can build a good rapport with, as well as someone who works with an approach to your difficulties that resonates with you.  ​