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Pre-session should be you interviewing the therapist about their experience and their approach
First session should be about the issues you are facing, why you decided to reach out to a therapist, and what you're hoping to get out of it.
If I had known then what I know now, I would have expressed my objective as finding a way to manage negative thoughts. I'm sure I just rambled. This part is just for them to see where you're at with how you're doing. Like what you think therapy can do for you. Don't worry about how you answer.
My therapist helped me by pointing out flaws in my logic, and helping me to focus more on myself than feedback from other people on my worth/value/importance/etc because the only reason I was seeking that elsewhere is because I wasn't happy with myself.
I categorized the things I wasn't happy about in two ways - things that can't change and things that can. Work on accepting what can't change. Work on changing what can.
Sounds simple, but it takes years, and the work is never over. But! I have periods of time when I can do this for myself and don't need to seek therapy. But only because I learned from my therapist what methods work best.
I go to vent honestly. It’s nice to have another outside perspective on things. My counselor just lets me chat about what’s bothering me, how my week was, etc
My first sessions were about the therapist getting to know my background and life experiences. From there we talked about what I wanted to get out of the sessions (e.g., stopping negative self-talk, how to manage stress with never ending work demands, developing coping mechanisms for a stressful home situation). I’d say a part of each session was about venting, but we also worked on defining what I wanted both personally and professionally - rather than what I didn’t want/like. It’s a more positive way of looking at things and helped me develop/grow in ways that venting won’t
Therapy works if you can define why you’re there and what you want to accomplish! 🙂
Don’t be afraid to be honest about what is truly getting you down. And if you don’t quite know yet, just start talking. It will come out in time. Hang in there and don’t give up!!