To better answer this question, I’d like to say a little more about what therapy is. Defining therapy can be challenging because there are so many different approaches to therapy and so many different therapists and clients, so no two therapy sessions that are exactly the same. However, in a nutshell, I would say that therapy is a collaborative process of working with a licensed therapist to gain a deeper understanding of yourself, others and your environment, as well as developing skills to enable you to have a healthier, more meaningful and fulfilling life, work and relationships. This process can involve healing old emotional, mental and relational wounds so that they are no longer holding you back.  

In therapy, you can expect your therapist to ask you a lot of questions in order to be able to understand your history and the relationships that have shaped who you are and your current situation. Your therapist’s questions will also help you to unpack things and see things more clearly, on a deeper level and from different perspectives. 

During this process, you will probably feel a wide range of feelings and you will likely be asked to work on new skills and tools in between sessions because coming and talking about things is only part of the solution—doing things differently in between sessions is also a key part of making changes. in your life, relationships and environment.  

A growth mindset, which means that you believe in the fact that your abilities and skills can be developed through commitment and hard work. 

It’s also important to keep in mind that genuine healing and change will likely require significant effort and time invested into the therapy process. If you have decades worth of experiences and relationships that are feeding into your current struggles, know that you are not going to be able to work through decades of stuff in just a few months of therapy sessions. 

As with anything that is genuinely rewarding and meaningful, there is no short cut or quick fix. 

One of the most common misconceptions about therapy is that therapy is only for people who are in a state of extreme distress or crisis. 

In reality, therapy is it will be more effective, less time consuming and less expensive if you start it before you’re in crisis, and by starting therapy when things are less severe, you can avoid getting to the point of being in crisis. 

I offer both in-person sessions at my office in the Salt Lake area as well as online therapy sessions to people throughout the state of Utah. You can choose to do what works best for you.

Some people choose to do a hybrid of the two options, like meeting primarily in person and then meet online on occasion to better accommodate their schedule and nees.

One the most common problems I have seen in clients’ experiences of therapy is clients not being able to create momentum, significant change and progress due to the client not meeting frequently enough, for long enough sessions and for a long enough period of time with their therapist before ending their therapy. 

In order to create therapeutic momentum, significant change and progress with my clients, I use 80 minute sessions with all of my clients because longer sessions are the gold standard for resolving things like trauma and relationship issues. The 80 minute sessions really allow us to identify and explore what’s going on beneath the surface, so we can address those underlying causes which can lead to genuine healing and lasting, long-term change within you, your life and your relationships.

I also ask that people who want to work with me commit to meet a minimum of once every 2 weeks, and I encourage people to commit themselves to a period of at least 6 sessions before considering pausing or ending their therapy.