How does a therapy session unfold?

Talking about your feelings in psychotherapy can be scary at first, but understanding your emotional road map with the help of an expert can, over time, leave you feeling reassured

When a client first comes into my consulting room, they are usually ready to explore what is happening to them. The first thing I ask is what specifically brings them to therapy at this time, and they begin to open up.

As you start therapy and speak honestly about what is going on for you emotionally, sometimes for the first time, it can be unnerving. But, as a client starts to talk, I can see where they are in their cycle of emotions, and can initiate a conversation about the emotional road map. This often reassures a client about my ability to understand them and hold them in the psychotherapeutic space.

As a psychotherapist, it is important that I articulate how normal it is to feel overwhelmed at certain times in our lives. Our work together aims to provide the space for free and frank conversation, so we can work through difficult feelings, realise that they are manageable and move to a happier state of being.