FAQ'S

During the initial session we attempt to gather some helpful background information. We also realize that there may be some issues that you desire immediate help with. Therefore, we attempt to balance assessment and counseling with beginning to work on the issues that brought you in.

In this area we also attempt to provide a balance. We attempt to provide feedback and direction without stifling clients or watching them wander aimlessly through the counseling process. We also provide guidance and direction while respecting the direction that the client wants to take with their session. We frequently make suggestions regarding issues that we perceive need focusing on. However, it is ultimately the decision of the client as to how they desire to deal with and apply these suggestions.

We have found through experience that clients should consider committing to a minimum of 4-6 sessions to see positive results.

This depends upon the nature of the problem. Normally, we involve the parents in some capacity in every session when a child is in Counseling. The older the child, the more he or she is treated individually. Conversely, the assessment may reveal that the young person needs to have a safe place to talk confidently with someone regarding particular issues. If this is the case, we still provide general feedback to the parents regarding progress and what we think they can do to offer support to their child. Under very few, if any circumstances, would we ever counsel a child or adolescent and never give the parents any feedback or involve them in any way.

The short answer is—come in by yourself. The reason for this is that we have seen many occasions where one spouse begins to change and make improvements. In turn, this provides motivation for the other spouse to come in.