Edge of the Couch

Setting Intentions for Second Sessions

Sep 14, 2022
The podcast explores setting intentions for second therapy sessions, emphasizing the importance of building rapport, managing client expectations, and empowering clients to direct the conversation. It also delves into storytelling with new clients, effective therapist-client interactions, and approaching sessions with genuine curiosity and humanity.
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INSIGHT

Second Session Is The Real Therapeutic Rhythm

  • The second session is where therapy shifts from intake to the real therapeutic rhythm.
  • It proves the therapist's stated approach and models what ongoing sessions will feel like.
ADVICE

Ask About Post-Session Reflections

  • Ask clients how the first session felt in the days following to surface reflections that weren't present during the initial meeting.
  • Use their answers to adjust pacing and attend to overwhelm or people-pleasing tendencies.
ADVICE

Hand The Agenda Back To The Client

  • Hand the session agenda back to the client and invite them to choose the direction for most sessions.
  • Offer options if they freeze and collaborate to decide where to begin.
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