[The Fox & the Hound]

What happens during the first visit?

I use to go to about three years ago.

[wotchermuggle]

Originally Posted by The Fox & the Hound

What happens during the first visit?

I use to go to about three years ago.

In my experience....

CBT appointment: Asked literally about 150 hundred questions and the answers are all recorded. You discuss how often you can be seen/want to be seen, what the therapy will look like, discuss confidentiality and whether or not you have to/want to provide informed consent to a treatment team or Pdoc.

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalysis appointment: General information about confidentiality, question and answers from both sides about expectations, and almost always asked "what brings you in today?". The appointment is more about getting to know you based on what you want to share vs. a list of questions.

[archipelago]

I had a general get to know you meeting and then an intake interview that went over my history. Neither of those were what the therapy itself was like. They were just background for the real start which didn't happen until the intake was over.

Then it really was up to me to bring in what I wanted to talk about. Connections to my history were noted and I explored the relation. I really was pretty open, but that's what I wanted.

It depends a lot on the therapist and their particular approach. There are many different approaches out there that dictate how to do the first few sessions.

[anilam]

I guess it depends esp with psychodynamic (more client centered schools)
My was like this: I spent 30 mins asking my T tons of Qs about his professional/personal life, 5 mins about myself, 10 mins my T talked about fees, payments, expectations... (too nervous to pay attention anyway) and the last 5 mins I explained why the initial handshake was the last one he'd ever gotten from me

[healingme4me]

Originally Posted by The Fox & the Hound

What happens during the first visit?

I use to go to about three years ago.

First visits tend to be history gathering.

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[ar2004]

My first visit was mostly filling out forms, answering questions about myself and family history, and coming up with some therapy goals...which ended up changing when I was diagnosed with an ED two months later. It was the following couple of sessions that were harder for me because it seemed like I was supposed to come with things to talk about and I was drawing a blank. I was also having trouble bringing things up because I needed her to ask me questions. She realized this early on and started to help me open up more and now I make notes for therapy and she helps to figure out what things are priority that I definitely want to talk about during that session.

[stopdog]

The first appointment was explaining why I thought about trying therapy.
Subsequently it has been like paying someone to stick my arm in a blender.

[Daeva]

Usually it's your intake interview, they ask you a lot of questions about your history, medical, mental, family, personal. Education, etc. Everything you can think of. Usually that will be your full first appointment the second one is usually when you get into talking

[stopdog]

I have never filled out forms or had it be a history taking appointment. I have tried out quite a few and for me it was always been me telling them why I was coming to see a therapist. Sometimes the therapist asked a few questions, but not what I would consider history type questions.