This is a free opportunity to see if my approach and offerings line up with your needs. I will start our call by providing an overview of my services, approach, and practice policies/logistics. I will also ask you questions about what brings you to therapy, and give you an opportunity to ask me questions. It can be difficult to open up to someone you have never met! I respect your autonomy to share only what you are comfortable with and is helpful to you.

Getting to know you will be an ongoing process, and it starts here with our first session. The intake session is structured differently than other sessions. In an informal interview format, I will ask questions about your present concerns, history, and what brought you to therapy. I will also explore your values and what is important to you. Through these conversations, we will also begin the collaborative process of establishing your initial goals for therapy.

Our sessions will provide continuity and structure for your unfolding story. Therapy with me is an active process requiring effort from both of us. We will come up with tasks for you to work on in between sessions, in order to bring what we discuss into your daily life. We will clarify your values and your hopes, and collaboratively set goals in line with these. You will learn and practice skills in order to consistently show up for yourself and work through what gets in your way.