Single-Session Therapy

Not everybody needs a lot of visits.

Having been in therapy before, you might feel the need for a tune-up.

Sometimes, another’s opinion can be needed on a recent problem.

Maybe you’ve had an experience that rolled you for a while, and you want a conversation. You want to explore and check on what you are thinking.

Giving therapy a try can help you decide to commit to exploring a serious issue.

Here’s how single-session therapy works.

Single-Session Therapy jumps right into the problem.

There’s a brief questionnaire focused on the single issue you want to cover and a 10-minute pre-session call to review your focus; then there’s the session, which is direct and to the point.

I ask you many questions to dig down into your thinking, clarify values, figure out what you want, and then find a plan to which you can commit.

These sessions often deal with concrete problems. They are less about “why isn’t my whole life working?” and more about “how can I address this specific thing with which I’m struggling?”

Here’s an example – Barbara’s Dilemma

Barbara’s husband is freelancing but recently received an offer of a full-time temp job.

She has been supporting them but is feeling uncertain about the pandemic with its economic changes. She believes in her husband’s potential for his business but would feel more comfortable with the extra money right now.

She has been fine with him previously turning down work, but now she feels differently and feels guilty about expressing this to him in this circumstance. They are financially okay, but she is anxious and torn between her anxiety and supportive.

How can she express this to him, allowing him to decide but without being unauthentic to herself in her preferences?

How did we address Barbara’s problem?

Single-Session Therapy helped Barbara connect with her wish to express herself authentically to her husband while also communicating her faith in him.

Our session focused on refining Barbara’s values, pinning down what she wanted to say and what she did not want to say. After crafting her message, we talked about how and when to say it – using a plan she felt she could follow.

Barbara solved her issue: She knew what she wanted to communicate, had a way to avoid miscommunication, had a plan to follow through, and felt confident that this would be fair to her real feelings, her husband’s aspirations, and goals, and their family needs.

That’s a lot for one session, but that’s the beauty of that tight focus in this modality.

You pick your problem – we’ll work on a solution.

First, you use the questionnaire to focus on the problem, and we will have a brief conversation.

Then, we will have the session, talk, form a plan, and go with the plan. After that, I will call you in about a month or see how it went if you agree with that.

If you are good, Boom, done. If you feel you’d be better with more support, you can return for Individual Therapy.

If you’re good but find yourself with another question sometime later, you can do another Single Session. As always, it is up to you.

Let’s start our work together!

Single-Session Therapy gives you the freedom to find as much support as you need to address problems, both large and small.

This session allows us to form a relationship and can lead to future sessions. Ultimately, it depends on how you feel and what you want to resolve.

Contact me today!