The first consultation takes place in a separate room, where only you and the psychotherapist are. At the beginning, there is a short introduction, and then you talk about the goal or difficulty in the area of ​​\u200b\u200blife that led you to a specialist. This could be: - family, children - searching for a couple - crisis of different ages - difficulties in relationships - choice of profession - business and work - desire for success, envy - depression - fears, phobias, panic attacks - search for diseases that doctors cannot recognize ( hypochondria) - anorexia, overeating and other eating habits And we can discuss many other conditions at an individual meeting. At the first appointment, you will talk a lot, and the psychotherapist will listen, asking clarifying questions. But this is not just a conversation about life. The psychotherapist builds a preliminary picture about you, diagnoses your difficulty: - whether your condition is mild or severe - whether therapy can help you - approximately how long and how often you will need to visit a psychotherapist - what you can do to overcome the problem. That is. You and a specialist discuss the therapy plan. An individual consultation usually lasts 60 minutes - this is the optimal time to focus on one problem; if you work longer, the attention of both participants is depleted. The therapist keeps track of time to finish the session on time, because... he needs to understand what you can have time to discuss at this meeting. In addition, people arrive at a certain time and wait for the previous session to end. Time is the boundaries in therapy, indicating that you are not just having a conversation about life, but an activity necessary to improve your situation. The psychotherapist, although sincere and attentive to you, is an outsider. Therefore, you can hear from him questions that are not customary to ask unfamiliar people. When answering them, you may feel embarrassed or surprised at first. The therapist doesn't know your story, he's not a psychic, that's why he's asking. This is not curiosity, but a search and analysis of your difficulties, weaknesses and strengths. Therefore, it is good if you tell as much about yourself as possible at the first meeting. At the end of the meeting, you will make an agreement about what is the therapist's responsibility and what is yours. The therapist’s responsibility: - to be as involved as possible in the perception of your history - to use all his knowledge for diagnosis - to take you to therapy only if help in your condition is within his competence - to see you in a timely manner - to warn about canceling the session (if you are sick) - to consult with more experienced colleagues about your case (anonymously) if therapy reaches a dead end - keep secret about what you told Your responsibility: - do your homework - be honest - apply the experience gained in therapy in your life (then there will be a result) - come on time, warn in advance about the cancellation of the session. At the first meeting, the responsibility of the therapist is great, and then gradually, in the process of attending classes, you understand that he is only the one who accompanies you, and you choose the path yourself. After the first lesson, you may feel relief, because - you spoke out, you were heard - you realized that your problem can be solved - you received a plan for solving your problem, which you will carry out for some time, accompanied by a psychotherapist, and then on your own, but you did not receive a single piece of advice, because... advice will not change either the situation or your attitude towards it. You yourself know what to do, but for some reason you don’t do it. During the sessions you can answer this question. Psychotherapy gives you the opportunity to realize new things that will help you cope with the difficulties that brought you to therapy. You can also free your soul from accumulated emotions (anger, resentment, guilt, shame). The first meeting is the beginning of a self-exploration that will lead you to the life changes you want..