What Happens in a Therapy Session?

Treatment, although unique to each individuals needs, does follow a basic structure, which includes providing information on the treatment itself, agreeing a working contract and using assessment tools.

• Introduction and working contract
• Risk assessment
• Other assessment tools as appropriate eg CORE, Depression Inventory, Anxiety Inventory
• Clients view of the problem
• Clients problem in CBT Model
• Appropriate workbooks may be given to aid understanding
• Information on appropriate reading material or websites may be given
• Homework between sessions to gain more information