Depression

What happens at a therapy appointment?

Posted by on Jul 17, 2014 in Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Family Therapy, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions | 0 comments

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OR, WHAT IS MY THERAPIST THINKING ABOUT? Like the phone service commercial on television in which the customer asks, ‘can you hear me now?, every new therapy client is also wanting to know “Can you “see” me now?” I want every client of mine to know that I both hear them and see them. I will see you sitting before me. I will understand that you might be particularly anxious as you sit there in my office. If it is your first session, we will be getting to know each other. You may want to ‘test the waters’ to see how safe you feel. I certainly understand that. Through the...

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