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How long are the
sessions?
Sessions are generally 50-60 minutes long.
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What
can I expect at the initial appointment?
During the first
session I hope to understand what your goals are for this
therapy. It can be helpful to know how you came to
decide to seek therapy at this time and what you would like to resolve. Please come with
questions for me, if you have them. I welcome your
reactions to me and to the things I say, as well. If we decide to proceed forward, knowing something about
your family history, and current situation will enable a
deeper dialogue between us.
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Longer-term therapy
(on-going or intermittent)
Life problems
that take longer to resolve are usually entrenched and
involve more than one dimension. They are a tangle of
emotions and failed attempts that have led to a series of defeats, unconscious guilt and
perhaps, even fear that things can only get worse by making
changes.
In my experience, the key to resolving long term and
complex issues is by teasing apart the threads of the
tangle, so that each strand can be followed. Change can be accomplished with
support and manageable steps. We often defeat ourselves by
trying to change too much too quickly. Inevitable
resistances and strong emotions arise in such a change process. In spite of this,
with persistence, change occurs. It is often characterized
by diminishment of fear, more interpersonal flexibility and increased ability to make use of other
people to help us.
I make myself very available during times of emotional
crisis, by phone, text, or in person to people in my
practice working at this level.
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