You may have lots of questions:

What will this be like, really??

Is this going to help?

Is it going to be any better or different from the last person I saw?

What if I don’t like my therapist?

I’ve handled things on my own before, why would I start therapy?

Is this going to be painful?

…Or a waste of my time?

Will my therapist judge me? Or understand me?

Imagining what it’s like can help ease the process.

Going to therapy is like taking a trip. You bring your baggage filled with memories, patterns built up over the years, and all the good things about you, and set off on your journey. You may feel excited, apprehensive, or unsure if you want a change – but you breathe in and take the next step anyway. You find a tour guide to help unpack your bags, figure out what's useful, and chart your path to get to where you're going.

We don’t pretend to have all the answers or that you’ll feel better in a day. But one of our greatest strengths is that we’ll be there through it all. We’re unafraid of the darkness and always able to see the light. And you won’t be alone during the ebbs and flows of life.

What can you expect from therapy?

You can expect to find your light, be inspired by how far you’ve come, and gain insight into how you work and what makes you happy, and thriving.

We’ll understand your point of view and give you ours when you ask for it. We’ll try new things and rework them until we find what works for you. And we’ll never see you as broken.

We promise that it’s not all heaviness - the light is how we’ll figure out how to get through the darkness.