The first meeting is free.  It gives the client time to consider what they want from therapy as well as meeting the therapist and asking any questions they may have concerning the nature of the therapeutic relationship.

If client and therapist both agree that they would like to work together, then there is usually an initial period of six weeks, after which there will normally be a review.

Sessions typically last one hour and, ideally, should take place weekly and at the same time each week.  There will be regular reviews to ensure that therapy continues to be productive.

The relationship is unlike that with a relative or friend in that the focus is on the client, and there will be no 'turn-taking' where the therapist needs the client to listen and respond to their concerns.

The process may take the client into difficult areas but, hopefully, this will be understood as a stage on the way to greater wholeness and there will be support from the therapist during this period.