Individual Counseling/ Psychotherapy can help by providing you with a safe space where you can collaborate with a trained psychologist to discuss any personal difficulties you might be having and various ways of approaching or reducing those difficulties. I feel that everyone has a journey through life that has ups and downs. Every now and then we might need a little extra help to get us through a difficult time. It can often help to get a trained professional’s perspective.
Sessions will begin at the top of the hour at the time of your scheduled appointment, unless it is your first in-person appointment, in which case please arrive 30 minutes early to fill out the paperwork if it hasn't already been submitted via email. Sessions will last 45 - 50 minutes. Please arrive on time so that we can begin and end on time. If you need to cancel your appointment or change your appointment time, please call as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours ahead of time to avoid a "no show" fee. If you are scheduled for a first visit, we will meet for an initial session.
Our goals for the initial session will be to:
You will need to complete the Initial Session Paperwork. It can be emailed to you or downloaded from this website and submitted via email.
Individual Psychotherapy after initial session:
After we determine the goals that are most appropriate for you, we will work on attaining those goals. I will ask you to come prepared to each session with what you would like to discuss during that session, keeping in mind our overall goals for counseling. Of course, we can modify treatment goals as need be.
I also ask that you collaborate in treatment by being an active participant, trying out new ideas for coping or ways of thinking, and providing ongoing feedback about how the therapeutic relationship is going. It is important to me that you are getting what you need out of counseling. I encourage feedback from you, and I suggest that we periodically touch in on our progress and goals.