The first appointment is usually arranged over the phone, with subsequent appointments decided on at the end of
each session.

The first few sessions focus mainly on assessment when time is spent exploring what brings the person to counselling, what the goals are, and how I can best work with that person to meet these goals. This will include decisions about the frequency with which we meet and the possible number of sessions required to reach these goals.

Subsequent sessions then focus on working towards achieving these goals using strategies drawn from a range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural, Schema, Solution Focused, Gestalt, Humanistic and Psychodynamic Therapies. At times interventions such as Hypnosis or EMDR become an important part of the therapy.

Often it is difficult to know at the beginning of therapy exactly how many sessions each person may need so at regular intervals we review progress to ensure that we are working effectively together to reach the person’s goals.