What to expect as you get started:

Individual Therapy (virtual and "walk and talk") 

In the first session you can expect that I will ask thought provoking and guiding questions to better understand what unique concerns you are dealing with, and to work with you to collaboratively develop some initial goals for your therapy journey.  I will often try and introduce a few initial strategies that you may want to try out, or may suggest some resources you can choose to review before you next session.  You should leave your first session feeling that you have been listened to, understood, and with a sense of hope that you are headed in the right direction with your therapy journey.

In subsequent sessions, I will work with you to further define your goals, understand your situation, and address any new issues that may have come up, as well as adding to your tool kit of strategies and resources. I will continually check in with you to make sure you feel you are on the right track and to address any concerns that may have come up along the way.  

Couples Counselling

For couples, it usually takes at least three sessions to fully understand your unique challenges and develop a plan that is right for you.  After the first joint session, you will walk away with a better understanding of the couples counselling process, and the feeling that you have made a good start towards building an understanding and plan to move forward.  You will also be asked to spend some time at home filling in a set of questionnaires designed to deepen my understanding of your relationship to better refine and target our work together.   In the next session, I will meet with you both individually, and in the third session will share feedback based on the first 2 sessions and results of the questionnaires and work with you to collaboratively develop goals and plans for the upcoming sessions.  After the first 3 sessions, the focus will change from understanding your unique problems and strengths as a couple, to working on the issues we have uncovered.  This will involve skill building, learning new tools and strategies designed to deepen understanding, change problematic behaviour patterns, and foster a better sense of connection.