What will happen at the first session ?
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Generally, I will ask to meet with the child and at least one parent. We will talk together to get a sense of what brought you to therapy and how I may be of help. Also, some preliminary background information will be gathered. For a young child, I will probably ask the parent(s) to play with him/her as they normally would while I observe.
Ideally, I would like to see each parent with the child within the first few sessions. Depending upon the nature of the problem, I would probably ask to meet with an adolescent alone at some point during the first two sessions.