“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.”
Osho
The hardest part of getting help is reaching out. Many new parents are afraid of what might happen if they share those deep, dark thoughts they have late at night or when the baby just won’t stop crying. My first goal with any new client is symptom relief so you can get back to being the type of parent and person you truly are. I want to understand how you are feeling and help calm those thoughts.
What Will Happen During Our First Session?
Our first meeting will include filling out some paperwork so we can get to know each other better. The number one predicter of positive outcomes in counselling is a good relationship with your practitioner. This first meeting will allow you to understand my approach but most importantly will give you the chance to be heard. We will discuss any fears you have about attending therapy and what I do with the information you provide.
In order to ensure we have enough time to establish our goals, our first meeting will be scheduled for 90 minutes but billed as a 60-minute session.
I offer free, no commitment consultations by phone to answer any questions you may have and to help you decide if Firefly Counselling is the right fit for you and your family.
What Will Happen After the First Session?
Some client’s arrive on their therapy journey with a specific goal in mind and choose to end once that goal is achieved. Using EMDR, I have worked with clients with positive outcomes in as few as 3-5 sessions.
Others wish to have an on-going, longer term therapy journey with multiple areas of growth and goals we are working on. This can mean having regular sessions booked weekly or monthly or can mean we meet sporadically more as an as-needed basis. Each person’s therapy journey is uniquely their own and we will work together to find the right path for you.
I have many tools to help you move through stuck emotions. As a therapist, your feedback is important to me to ensure we are using the tools that work for you. Sometimes as humans, part of us wants change immediately, while another part might be scared. What I guarantee for all clients is that we will work together to find a pace of growth and healing that is right for all the parts of you.
The Specifics:
The initial session will be scheduled for 90 minutes as we will need to review confidentiality, ensure any and all questions you have are answered and ensure we have time to get to know each other. This session will be charged as a regular 60-minute session.
Sessions are true 60 or 90 minutes in length as every minute of your time matters to me.
60 minute sessions are $150
90 minute sessions are $225
