What Happens in Your First Counselling Session

The free 25-minute intro session

Before any commitment, we start with a free, 25-minute, no-obligation phone or online session — a chance to discover if I'm the right fit for you. After that call, if you'd like to continue, we'll take some time in your first full session to recap what has brought you to counselling, and go over the admin bits (Ts&Cs).

Your first full session

Your first full session usually starts with the practical bits — confidentiality, and how we'll work together — before moving into what's brought you to counselling. There's no need to have anything figured out in advance; we'll take it at your pace.

What you don't need to prepare

You don't need to have the right words, a clear problem defined, or know where to start — that's what the sessions themselves are for.

How to know if it's the right fit

The point of the free intro session is exactly this — there's no obligation to continue, and it gives us both a chance to check the fit before committing to ongoing sessions.