All competent therapists must adhere to ethical as well as competence standards when working with you. You have a lot of power and rights, here are the most significant rights, although there are many others too: Be treated fairly, with dignity and respect The therapist puts you as their primary concern You can ask questions … Continue reading Your rights in therapy →

For the last three years I have been collecting statistics to get a feel for what is it about the therapeutic process they are concerned with most. In highest to lowest order they are: Is therapy going to work for me? Is it really an option? How do I navigate the minefield of therapy approaches, options … Continue reading Client concerns when beginning therapy →

I find metaphors for life processes are very much mirrors of what happens during the therapeutic process. What are your metaphors for your life journey, thearpeutic journey and healing? Here is the autobiography in five chapters by Portia Nelson. how would you write you autobiography using metaphors? I. I walk down the street. There is a deep hole … Continue reading Metaphors for healing →

Therapists tend to have different approaches to assessment for the first session. The session may be totally open ended, with no or only a few questions are asked, and you just talk as you wish about what is going on. Alternatively the assessment may be more prescriptive, where you’re asked a list of questions which … Continue reading What to expect at your first session →

Before you meet the therapist be mindful that although therapy is confidential there are limits to what the therapist can hold without talking to someone else. In most cases the therapist will tell you if they are thinking of or will need to disclose material. Examples of disclosure may be to doctor or another support … Continue reading What your therapist may disclose →