Therapy sessions usually span 45 to 60 minutes. During the first session we will discuss the history and current concerns that brought you to seek support. This time together gives us an opportunity to consider options, strategies, and ways to achieve your goals. While the benefits of a psychological evaluation, psychotherapy, or other treatments are generally likely to outweigh possible risks, the outcomes and side effects cannot be predicted with certainty. Persons being evaluated or involved in therapy may experience a wide range of emotions, and it is not unusual to feel vulnerable or stressed. The therapeutic experience may arouse feelings or produce insights of which you were unaware, or which you might not wish to experience. The goals of psychological and evaluative services are generally to advance the understanding of problems and to increase functioning and well-being which require addressing uncomfortable material you might have tried to avoid heretofore. This therapy time becomes an opportunity you’ve created for yourself to work through issues!