What Happens in Therapy: From First Consult to Working Together
What Happens In Therapy?
Every therapist works differently. If we work together, this is what you may expect.
Free Initial Consultation
I encourage you to consider a free 30-minute initial consultation to see if I feel like a good fit for you. Read more about what happens in a consultation here.
Setting up Your First Appointment and Completing Forms
After our initial half-hour consultation, if you decide you would like to work together we will find a time that works well in your schedule.
Read More»Is anxiety affecting your relationship?
Everyone faces anxiety at times–that nagging feeling that something awful is about to happen. Anxiety is our body’s way of alerting our conscious mind to a potential threat in our path. Our brain initiates a chemical response to things we are perceiving: sight, smell, taste, a familiar situation, or an imagined chain of events. We feel that chemical response in our stomach as the “jitters,” in our chest and neck as a raised heartbeat or a flush, or even in our hands and feet as a cold chill. Our body says, “danger!” We alert and look around us to figure out what has alarmed us.
Read More»Pre-Holiday Relationship Check
Time for a pre-holiday relationship check?
As we get closer to the holiday season, schedules start to fill up with errands to run, events to attend, and people to see. If we are not careful, we can say yes to a lot of good things and end up with little energy for the best things – the relationships with the people we love the most.
Start your season right with these simple tactics:
Read More»Anxiety Tips and Tools
Anxiety affects people in multiple ways. It can cause migraines or muscle tension or stomach problems. It can cause insomnia as you toss and turn with worrisome thoughts that won’t stop. During the day, anxiety can keep you from enjoying the present moment. Anxiety that is more severe can get in the way of your day to day functioning so that you can’t take care of your home or work responsibilities.
Read More»Reading Your Way Through: Bibliotherapy with a Therapist
For those of us who have experienced reading as comforting or even as healing, the idea of structuring therapy around books or including books as part of therapy may be especially appealing. The concept of healing through a prescribed list for reading is not a new concept.
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