WHAT IS PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy is also known as talking therapy. Psychotherapy provides a safe confidential space where you can talk through any mental health challenges that you may be experiencing. Therapy is an active, collaborative process where you can gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts, emotions, behaviours and what is going on for you. Together, we will look at what is keeping you stuck and develop practical strategies to help you begin to move forward.
What will happen in therapy?
At Reflective Insights I offer therapy sessions in person, remotely online and via telephone. Please let me know your preference.
In therapy sessions, I encourage my clients to make themselves and their environment as comfortable as possible. I encourage neurodivergent clients to use sensory toys (fidget toys, spinners), weighted blanket, etc. I encourage stimming. Eye contact is not necessary. Clients can turn off lights, wear dark glasses, draw during our sessions. Time can also be factored in for movement breaks, etc.
Please let me know your preferred communication style, your communication needs, and your communication preferences in advance of our first session together. These are your sessions, I will be led by you, and we will go at your preferred pace.
Therapy sessions usually last 50 mins (however adaptions can be made). Throughout therapy you will be doing most of the talking, however I will also ask you some questions. I will remind you 10 mins before the end of each session, that the session is coming near the end.
In our first session, I will ask you about the goals you would like to set for therapy and the areas you would like to work on. At the end of each session, we can make a plan in relation to what area/s you might like to explore the following week.
My role as your psychotherapist is to provide a safe, respectful, and empathic space where you can feel comfortable exploring any difficulties you may be experiencing. We can work in a flexible, or structured manner. A flexible approach would involve you coming to the session each week and talking about whatever was on your mind, perhaps something that occurred during the week that was impacting you. A more structured approach e.g. might involve us planning in advance, what topic you would like to explore the following week.
Throughout therapy you will be doing most of the talking, however I will also ask you some questions. These questions are to help us gain more insight and understanding in relation to, what might be going on for you. There will be some silences throughout the session. These silences provide an opportunity for you to process and reflect, on what has been said. At the end of the therapy session, I will provide a brief summary of what has been discussed.