You can expect to be treated with respect throughout your treatment, including the first session. The session will go through what you can expect through the therapy process in relation to several key areas. First, confidentiality of your information and the limits to confidentiality.
Secondly, expectations about what the therapeutic process is like and the processes surrounding it. This may include information about writing back to referrers where appropriate.
Thirdly, contextualising your expectations and reasons for seeking treatment into the therapeutic framework to best serve you in this process.
Finally, you can expect to be asked a range of questions to establish the best way to get the most out of treatment.
For many, seeing a psychologist is a big step, particularly if it is the first time. For others, it may be more familiar and not seem nerve-racking.
Whatever the case is for you, it all comes down to respect on the side of your psychologist for you as a client; a desire to assist in whatever way is most appropriate and helpful as a clinician.
