First Session | In Person

Service Description

If you've read about how I work, watched my videos or simply have a sense that I might be the right counsellor for you, you don't have to book an Introduction Call first. This first session gives us the opportunity to meet and begin exploring what has brought you to counselling. It gives us time to talk about what you've been experiencing, what's bringing you to therapy and what you'd like support with. We'll start getting a sense of what matters to you and what you'd like therapy to help you move towards. I work in a person-centred way, gently integrating creative and experiential exercises and ACT-informed principles where they feel helpful. You don't need to arrive with everything figured out - we can begin with whatever feels most important to you right now. At the beginning of our work together, we'll also go through the counselling agreement, including confidentiality, boundaries and how we'll work together. The first session is also an opportunity for both of us to decide whether ongoing counselling feels appropriate. If, after meeting, I don't feel that I can offer you the right kind of support, I may recommend that you seek support elsewhere. Equally, you're completely free to decide that I'm not the right counsellor for you. If you're unsure whether my way of working is right for you, you're very welcome to book a free Introduction Call instead. It's there for precisely that reason. Available face-to-face in my central Grimsby practice.