Your first session
What happens before, during and after
The first session lasts 50 minutes, or 80 for couples. Nothing is required of you beforehand.
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Step 1: Before
You get your session time, and the video link or a call time, by email. If you pay without insurance, you also get the Good Faith Estimate in writing. Intake forms are on the practice's own portal, never on this site.
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Step 2: During
Your clinician explains how they work, the limits of confidentiality and the possible risks and benefits of therapy. Then they ask what you would like from the time. You choose how much to say.
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Step 3: After
You decide together whether to continue and at what pace. If you would rather look for someone else, we give you names.
Format
Video, phone or Brewer
You choose, and you can change it.
Most first sessions happen by video from home. If your signal is poor, your clinician calls you. If you would like to sit in a room, the Brewer office is there, with parking behind the building.
Ready to write to us?
We reply in writing within two business days.