Starting therapy often comes with a mix of curiosity, uncertainty, and, at times, hesitation.
Finding a therapist can feel like a process of looking for something that is not always easy to name, but that needs to feel right.

Even after deciding to begin, meeting someone new and turning towards your inner world can feel unfamiliar.

This post offers a sense of how I work and what you might expect when starting therapy with me.

Once you reach out, we will arrange a time to meet.
Sometimes we have a brief call beforehand, and sometimes we go straight into the first session.
There is no right way to begin. We will find what works as we go.

You might arrive with a sense of what you would like to talk about, or you might not know where to begin. Both are fine.
 

In the first session, I will ask some questions to understand what has brought you to therapy at this point, any previous experiences you may have had, and what feels important for you now.

Sometimes people come with clear goals. At other times, there is only a sense that something is not quite right. That, in itself, can be enough to begin.

Questions such as “What do you want to get out of therapy?” can feel overwhelming or difficult to answer. Rather than needing a fixed response, we can stay with what that question brings up and explore it over time.

If putting things into words feels difficult, we can approach what is there in other ways, whether through images, metaphors, drawings, or simply noticing what is happening in the moment.

In Gestalt therapy, we work with what emerges in the room, paying attention to experience, relationship, and context. The way we begin is already part of the work.

People often come to therapy with different ideas about what it might be like.
In my work, sessions are conversational and relational. We sit together and pay attention to what is happening in the moment, at a pace that feels manageable for you.

There is no expectation to share everything straight away. Therapy takes time.

If something here has resonated with you, you’re very welcome to get in touch.