The First Session: Initial Assessment
First sessions give us a chance to meet one another and decide if we can work together.
In these sessions, I am interested in learning about you, what has brought you to counselling,
what you'd like to gain from therapy, and any hopes and worries you may have about
your past, present, or future. I'd like to know a bit about your family history and your present situation,
and you are also free to ask me questions about the way I work. By the end of this session,
we should be able to decide together the best way forward.
Counselling & Psychotherapy Sessions
I offer 50-minute sessions for individuals and
60-, 75-, or 90-minute sessions for couples.
All contracts, either short-term or long-term, are
tailored according to each individual's and couple's needs.
Often, individuals and couples come to counselling & psychotherapy for support and
to make sense of what is happening in their lives right now. This journey is not always
an easy one; it does not provide a "quick-fix" but rather an exploration of what got you
to where you are now, with a view to nurture and develop the individual and/or couple.
Sessions are scheduled at a set time/day/place that are especially reserved for you. Meeting weekly is important as it provides a sense of continuity and a safe
place to explore and contain your process. Sessions are confidential, and you are protected as a client through the Data Protection Act, and according to the ethical guidelines outlined by the BACP and UKCP.
In therapy, we aim to better understand where we are in the world, the paths we have taken and
the choices we can make today, so we can be or become the people we wish to be.
I offer 50-minute sessions for individuals and
60-, 75-, or 90-minute sessions for couples.
All contracts, either short-term or long-term, are
tailored according to each individual's and couple's needs.
Often, individuals and couples come to counselling & psychotherapy for support and
to make sense of what is happening in their lives right now. This journey is not always
an easy one; it does not provide a "quick-fix" but rather an exploration of what got you
to where you are now, with a view to nurture and develop the individual and/or couple.
Sessions are scheduled at a set time/day/place that are especially reserved for you. Meeting weekly is important as it provides a sense of continuity and a safe
place to explore and contain your process. Sessions are confidential, and you are protected as a client through the Data Protection Act, and according to the ethical guidelines outlined by the BACP and UKCP.
In therapy, we aim to better understand where we are in the world, the paths we have taken and
the choices we can make today, so we can be or become the people we wish to be.
