Updated May 2024
General Information
The therapeutic relationship is unique in that it is a highly personal and at the same time, a contractualagreement. Given this, it is important for us to reach a clear understanding about how our relationship willwork, and what each of us can expect. This consent will provide a clear framework for our work together.Feel free to discuss any of this with me. Please read and indicate that you have reviewed this informationand agree to it by filling in the checkbox at the end of this document.
Therapy involves a commitment of time, money, and energy, so finding a good therapist fit is important. Astrong therapeutic alliance is important for a successful process. If you or your therapist does not believethis is a good fit, it should be discussed so your therapist can help you with referrals for other options. Ifyou have questions about any aspect of our work together, please discuss them with your clinicianwhenever they arise. In fact, talking about such concerns often serves as an important part of the therapyprocess. If doubts about our work together persist for you, we can help set up a meeting with anothermental health professional upon request.PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
Psychotherapy is a very personal journey. It varies depending on the personalities of the counselor andclient, and the particular problems you bring forward. There are many different methods we use tocollaboratively identify and explore the concerns that come up in therapy. Psychotherapy is not like amedical doctor visit. Instead, what you put into it is what you get out of it with the educated guide (your therapist). Therefore, it calls for a very active effort on your part. In order for the therapy to be mostsuccessful, your work on concerns and therapy goals during and outside our sessions is often advisable. In fact, a lot of the work happens between sessions.
Our initial sessions will involve an evaluation of your needs, the clinician’s impressions, and possibleinterventions. This also provides you the opportunity to evaluate this information along with your ownopinions of whether you feel comfortable working with your clinician. At the same time, we will determinewhether your presenting concerns fall within the scope of our services. If at any point during the initialassessment or during therapy, we assess that we cannot be effective in helping you, your clinician willdiscuss this with you and, if appropriate, end treatment. In such a case, we will give you referrals to otherqualified professionals. We offer a 45 min or 53 min session weekly or every other week (we rarely offermonthly sessions due to the time in between sessions to do the work efficiently)
Therapy involves a commitment of time, money, and energy, so finding a good therapist fit is important. Astrong therapeutic alliance is important for a successful process. If you or your therapist does not believethis is a good fit, it should be discussed so your therapist can help you with referrals for other options. Ifyou have questions about any aspect of our work together, please discuss them with your clinicianwhenever they arise. In fact, talking about such concerns often serves as an important part of the therapyprocess. If doubts about our work together persist for you, we can help set up a meeting with anothermental health professional upon request.
TERMINATION OF TREATMENT
Psychotherapy can end for a variety of reasons including but not limited to: the client has met theirestablished treatment goals; the clinician believes a referral to another provider is needed due to servicedemands being out of the scope of clinician’s training/experience or expertise; or the client has stoppedattending sessions. Most of the time services are terminated with mutual agreement and a termination planthat has been collaboratively agreed upon. Should this not be feasible, please be advised that we will makeour best attempt to discuss with you why termination of treatment is recommended.
We have the right to terminate treatment due to the following reasons:
- Repeated late cancellations and/or no shows to appointments. Your appointment time is reserved foryou only. Failure to (a) cancel within 24 hours and/or (b) no show to 2 or more consecutive or 3 (ormore) appointments in a 3 month period may lead to ending the therapy contract between you andyour clinician. We will make every effort to notify you in advance if this is becoming an issue in therapy.If we are unable to make contact with you and/or do not hear from you, a letter or email will be sentinforming you that your case is closed. At this point, you will need to either find a new provider or waitto schedule future appointments should we have availability. However, returning to services with thepractice will not be guaranteed.
- It has been more than 90 days since your last session and you have no scheduled future appointments.we will not be able to hold an opening for future sessions if there have been no attended sessionwithin a 90 day period. If it has been more than 90 days since your last appointment, a letter/email willbe sent notifying you that your case is inactive, and that you will either have to find a new providerand/or wait for an opening on the schedule, which can be up to 6 months.