About therapy with Davina
I offer online therapy sessions
I offer one-to-one online psychotherapy sessions using video calls.
I tend to work with my clients slowly and gradually over a longer period of time, although, of course, only as long as you are finding it helpful.
I want you to get the right support. If I don’t feel that working with me is the right approach for you then I will say so. In that case I will support you to find an approach that suits you better.
How the first therapy session works
The first session is a consultation session where we will explore with you what you are looking for in therapy and discuss if and how we will go forward from here. This session will last between 60 and 90 minutes.
In our first therapy session we will need to agree some practical things. These include how to make sure you have a private space to work in, the timings for the sessions and so on. I will then ask you to tell me a little about what you are concerned about. We will discuss whether therapy with me is likely to be a useful approach for you.
If we agree to work together then we will then commit to six weekly one hour sessions on a regular day and time.
What to expect in your weekly online therapy sessions
If we agree to continue with the six sessions then we will meet weekly. Our therapy sessions are one hour long. We work together throughout the session exploring how you are in relation to your concerns. How you really are. We will think about what it is that you want to be different for you.
Sometimes there are silences and that is fine and expected. It is important to have the opportunity to reflect as we go along.
I will check to make sure I am accurately understanding what you are telling me. I may ask further questions so that I can understand more. My aim is always to get a closer understanding of your world. I will not judge or compare this with mine or anyone else’s. The things you are concerned about might shift and change as we go along. I will be checking that we are still doing what matters most to you.
Towards the end of the six sessions we will then review whether it might be helpful to continue. Your weekly time will continue to be reserved for you apart from weeks when I am not working, such as for holidays and so on, or you are away or unwell.
Some clients get what they need through just those six sessions and this short-term work can be very valuable in itself. Others choose to continue to work for a number of months (medium-term) or for a year or more (long-term).
We will review regularly to make sure we are still focusing on what matters to you.
What to do if you want to work with me:
Since I only work with a small number of clients in this way and so there may be a wait before I can offer you a place. If you would like to discuss coming for therapy with me please book a free 20 minute chat with me to hear a little more and to ask any questions you have. I will be very happy to have a conversation with you.
Alternatively, if you are clear that you would like to go ahead, you can book an initial consultation session, if there is one available, on my bookings page. The day and time of the consultation session is likely to be the time you are offered if we decide to go ahead.
If we do the consultation session and it becomes clear that I am not the right therapist for you I will support you, as far as I can, to find one that is.