WHAT TO EXPECT BEFORE AND DURING THE FIRST SESSION

Every therapist is different in how they structure their sessions, but this is how I work. After we have a short phone consultation and determine a time to have our sessions, I will send you some paperwork and the phone number for my billing company if you are using insurance. The paperwork is from SimplePractice and it includes important documents such as an informed consent, my practice policies, and privacy policies. If you are using insurance, I kindly ask you to call my billing company ahead of our first session in order to confirm your insurance eligibility and determine if you will owe a copay. At the first session for my teen and adult clients, I may ask a few questions but overall I believe this is the time for my clients to use however they desire. You should feel free to talk about any aspect of your life that you desire. For my child work, I usually schedule a consultation with parents before I meet with the child.I will go over developmental milestones and the concerns parents have in more depth.