Elaine Sharp Therapy

The first session

When you first contact me, we will arrange a free 20 minute conversation, either online or a phone call. This will help us both explore what support you are looking for and think about how we will work together in a way that suits you.

Starting therapy

There is no obligation to sign up at this point and you can take some time to decide whether you want to move forward into weekly therapy. If you decide to go ahead, I will send you a framework of information so that you know what to expect from our work together.

During our first session, I will gather some information about you, your needs for support and your experiences and history. Subsequent sessions will be led more by what you want to talk about and what is important to you. Everything you discuss in a session will be private and confidential unless there is a risk of serious harm to yourself or others. Like all therapists, I sometimes discuss client work with a professional clinical supervisor for support and guidance, however please be assured this is anonymised and completely confidential.