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then the time came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom (Anais Nin) |
This page aims to give only a sketch of how counselling or psychotherapy with me may be like - what either process "is" and what it "does" often provokes many questions. Like many other practitioners, I don't rigorously distinguish between the two types of work - I have written more about this on another page. When you make contact (email, text, 'phone), we may decide to meet. I hope that this initial meeting (of 50 minutes) would allow you to talk freely about what brought you to me, along with any expectations and anxieties you might have about the process, or me. We would also explore any goals you may wish to achieve. In turn, I would explain what I would expect from you, as well as my policy on confidentiality, fees, cancellations and appointment times.
If we agree to work together, we may then work out for how long - it may be just a few sessions or on an open-ended basis, depending on what feels right for you. It sometimes helps to work out a time-frame together from the outset, but nothing is set in stone, and we can always review how things are as they unfold.
I don't expect you to lie down on a couch (although you are welcome to), nor do I sit in silence. I hope to be in dialogue with you, and I encourage any material that may be useful for you to bring to the sessions too - drawings, dreams, journals, poems or music included.
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