Thread: 2nd Session
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Old Sep 03, 2007, 11:00 PM
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Hey there. Empirical studies seem to be showing that the most important predictor of therapy helping is a good relationship / fit between client and therapist. You said that she 'seemed really nice' and so that sounds like the start of a good theraputic relationship to me :-) That being said, I've heard from somewhere or other that you should give it 6 sessions before really deciding whether you want to work with a particular person or not. Sometimes you don't like them particularly initially, but come to fit better over time, or sometimes the converse seems to be the case. I do think that it sounds promising, though.

Did you tell her about the things you want to work on?
What theoretical orientation is she?

Different answers to those can mean that therapy progresses in different ways, you see. It might be that your therapist will be very focused in on the goals that you stated, or it might be that your therapist will continue to let you talk about whatever you want to talk about and so they will get to know you over time and develop some ideas of what is problematic in your life.

Whether she will have questions for you or not also depends on her theoretical orientation. Some therapists are very focused and directive. They want to provide you with information / education that will enable you to make some progress with your symptoms. Others are much more into 'mmm hmm, i see... please go on' and they simply observe you and get to know you over time in what you choose to disclose to them.