Comments on: Your First Counseling Session – What to Expect http://themarriagecounselingblog.com/counseling/your-first-counseling-session-what-to-expect/ Discussions on Marriage, Family, and Counseling. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Hartwell, MSW http://themarriagecounselingblog.com/counseling/your-first-counseling-session-what-to-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-20903 Chris Hartwell, MSW Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:37:21 +0000 http://themarriagecounselingblog.com/?p=20#comment-20903 Jessica, the best thing to do is to be direct with the therapist about your concerns. Tell her that you expected more suggestions, and explain what your expectations of therapy are. That will give her an opportunity to explain her style and what you should expect from therapy with her. Then you should have an opportunity to better decide if she is a good match for your needs. Don't worry about coming across as critical of her style. If she is a licensed professional, she should be able to handle your feedback. Communicating your feelings that well from the start should be a good way to begin therapy. Jessica, the best thing to do is to be direct with the therapist about your concerns. Tell her that you expected more suggestions, and explain what your expectations of therapy are. That will give her an opportunity to explain her style and what you should expect from therapy with her.

Then you should have an opportunity to better decide if she is a good match for your needs. Don’t worry about coming across as critical of her style. If she is a licensed professional, she should be able to handle your feedback. Communicating your feelings that well from the start should be a good way to begin therapy.

]]> By: Jessica http://themarriagecounselingblog.com/counseling/your-first-counseling-session-what-to-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-20902 Jessica Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:24:38 +0000 http://themarriagecounselingblog.com/?p=20#comment-20902 What if you feel like your therapist asked close to none or very few questions? Should you feel like its a scam or should u still feel some sense of relief as mentioned above? Give it a second chance? Look for a new therapist? We went to our first session and she asked very few questions and did not really tell us what to expect from our sessions.... She just listened mostly the whole time. I guess I kind of expected her to give more suggestions as far as some excersises maybe that we could do or just something more... Please shed some light on our doubts.... What if you feel like your therapist asked close to none or very few questions? Should you feel like its a scam or should u still feel some sense of relief as mentioned above? Give it a second chance? Look for a new therapist? We went to our first session and she asked very few questions and did not really tell us what to expect from our sessions…. She just listened mostly the whole time. I guess I kind of expected her to give more suggestions as far as some excersises maybe that we could do or just something more… Please shed some light on our doubts….

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