Of course! We offer video and phone sessions.

When you meet your therapist for the first time it is easy to get confused or forget important information. Writing a few notes to take with you can help. These might include:

• How would you like things to be different at the end of therapy?
• What has been happening in your life that leads you to go to therapy? How long has this been happening and how troubling is it?
• What have you done to try to feel better? What has made you feel better in the past?
• Who else have you seen about this problem, including another therapist, your doctor, clergy or rabbi, or support groups such as AA?

Bring a list of all medicines you are taking for both physical and behavioral health reasons. Include name, dose, frequency, and any side effects you are experiencing. Bring along contact information for all doctors who are giving you medicine.

Bring copies of any documents you think might be helpful. These include previous psychological testing, hospital discharge summaries, or recent laboratory results. If you are bringing your child in for therapy, then bring copies of recent school progress reports and psychological testing results.

Bring a list of any questions you have about how therapy works, including frequency, cost, and what you will need to do. Ask if you will have things you need to do between appointments.

If you would like, ask if you can include your family or social support in some of the sessions.

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Try to arrive 15 minutes early for the first appointment to complete paperwork. Appointments usually last 30-50 minutes. You and the therapist will use the first appointment or two getting to know each other and deciding if the therapist can help you.

During your first meeting with a therapist, you can expect . . .

1. To be asked to complete some forms. These will likely ask for information about yourself, your insurance coverage, and about what you are currently going through. You should also be given a statement of the therapist’s privacy policy and a statement about your rights and responsibilities in therapy.
2. To be asked some questions about yourself and what brought you to therapy. Answer in your own words or bring out the notes you wrote before the first appointment. Be as clear and thorough as you can be so that the therapist can help you.

Some behavioral health and substance abuse issues are also treated with medicines. I work with a Nurse Practitioner who can prescribe you medicine. When you meet with this person, it is important to talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner about:

• Any other medicines you are taking.
• Any allergies you have to medicines.
• Medicines you have taken in the past and whether they have helped you.
• Medicines that have been helpful to any other family members who have had the same problems.
• Any side effects you have once you start the medicine.
• Any positive effects you have once you start the medicine.
• Any problems in paying for your medication?

It is very important to be open and honest with your doctor or nurse practitioner so that he/she can make decisions with you about the best medicine for you. There are no lab tests that can be done to find the ideal medicine for you, so your doctor or nurse can only make decisions based on what you report.

Below are some other things to keep in mind when getting help:

• Take an active role.
• Keep your appointments.
• Ask questions.
• Request that your doctors all work together.

The short answer: The sooner we get started, the sooner you can expect to mark progress. Go to appointments as often as recommended. Appointments may be more often when you start treatment and diminish over time.

I believe that the patient and the psychologist can work together to find a solution that comes from within, an inspired solution to the problem, and I practically and actively approach that methodology based on years of success.

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