What happens in a therapy session?

It depends. Therapy is highly personal and individualized. If you know what you want to talk about, we start there. If you don’t know where to start or feel shy, I ask questions about your life and your relationships and we usually stumble onto something interesting to talk about. I will also ask you to identify what you want to accomplish in counseling. It sometimes feels awkward for both of us at the beginning, but it will get better! When we get to know one another, a session starts with a check-in about anything new and then moves into the work you want to do. This is sometimes where the crying happens, but my goal is always to have you feeling better by the end of the session. It is not unusual to start and end a session with laughter and silliness, even though there will probably be some tough stuff in between. Therapy sessions develop their own sort of rhythm, and we will discover together what works best for you. 

We might decide to meet more often in the beginning, and less often later as you develop the ability to process and make meaning of your life experiences on your own.

I do a lot of things to keep myself healthy, including spending time with family and pets, reading books, and watching movies and series (Tyler Sheridan anyone?). I enjoy enticing birds to my bird feeders, and have a fascination with crows. The three crows in my logo showed up during a guided spirit walk (I was quite skeptical about the usefulness of guided spirit walks) and told me their names are Joy, Comfort, and Sorrow.

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