FAQs
Absolutely not. It is really important that it’s you have the therapy that works for you and lots of things impact how that may look for you. I like working in a really flexible way and normally I don’t give clients a set session time each week. Sometimes it is possible to have a fixed session each week, depending on my availability and if it would be difficult or detrimental to you to have such a flexible session. However, usually we will book in at the frequency that suits you; this could be weekly; fortnightly; or even twice weekly. I wouldn’t recommend monthly sessions at the beginning of our therapy relationship but I’m happy to discuss this with you if it is your preference.
This is such a good question! And the quick answer is anything.
Some clients talk about specific difficult events that have happened in their lives or even difficult relationships they have had in their lives.
Or some clients use therapy to generally understand themselves more. Perhaps you are exploring a new identity, in terms of neurodiversity; gender; sexuality; spirituality; to name a few. Counselling is an excellent space to explore this in. When you talk to a therapist that has knowledge and perhaps a lived experience in these areas you will be held in a supportive, non-judgmental, non-ableist space where you can explore these topics without worrying that the therapist won’t really understand or will be offended.
Some clients spend many sessions discussing their weeks, and what has been happening recently for them. This can be a way of understanding themselves more deeply; developing the therapeutic relationship so that trust is established allowing deeper topics to be discussed; or they are creating a reparative relationship with the relationship which can be enormously healing.
The most important thing to know is there is no right or wrong here. There isn’t a ‘right’ way to do therapy and as long as it feels helpful to you, you aren’t doing it wrong. (A little note here to say that helpful is not always the same as comfortable.)