Your First Therapy Session (podcast)

Stream of Subconsciousness · Nov 30, 2024 · 17m

“Life is the balance between holding on and letting go.”— RumiI felt it important to respond to a journalist who asked what people might expect at their first therapy session. Many come to me who are ambivalent about beginning therapy, and I’ve been to a few therapists myself. I’ve not felt good about these first sessions with other therapists. A good therapist is wise but ignorant, and makes no attempt to hide it. No therapist is an expert because no two clients are the same.An honest therapist knows as little about what to expect as you do. When I make my ignorance clear, everything goes…