FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

There comes a time in everyone’s life when some problems or hurdles come up. A lot of time we can deal with them, and we are able to cope with them. But sometimes these problems become too big for us to handle or cope with, and we might feel sad, confused, or irritated. These problems not only affect us psychologically, but also starts impacting our functioning in other areas of our life (social, academic, or occupational). This is when you might feel the need to go for therapy. Additionally, you can also read my blog post – reasons why you need to start therapy for more clarity.

When facing a problem, having an understanding and caring confidant acts as a great support system. Feeling heard and understood is the first step towards healing from a problem. On the other hand, what a trained professional like a therapist does is to see certain patterns in your life because of which the problems arise in the first place. And the root of the problem is then addressed in therapy.

In therapy, you and your therapist collaboratively work on the problems you present by mutually setting goals that will help in dealing with those problems. These problems could be of physical, psychological, social, occupational, academic, or of personal nature. Most therapists have a certain therapeutic orientation that they follow, and this orientation acts as a guide as to how your problem will be addressed and dealt with in therapy. That is why, in therapy the therapist can and will never give you some advice on how to deal with your problems. The process of therapy is much more collaborative than that. And this is why therapy takes time. To know more about what to expect in therapy, you can refer to my blog post – What happens inside the therapy room?

This most definitely depends on the concern you come with in therapy, but you will need at least 6 sessions of therapy for you to experience any progress. These sessions are initially held on a weekly basis and are later spaced out based on a mutual decision.

Yes, we at Mind Craft Wellness recognize that confidentiality is essential to effective counselling. We believe that for counselling to work best, you must feel safe about sharing personal information about yourself with your therapist. All this information remains between you and your therapist. But there are a few exceptions to this;

Confidentiality is broken –

  • If you have signed an authorization document for the same.
  • If you are reasonably suspected to be in imminent danger of harming yourself or someone else.
  • If you disclose abuse or neglect of children, the elderly, or disabled persons.
  • If you disclose sexual or physical misconduct by a therapist. Or when the therapist discloses sexual or physical misconduct by a client.
  • Upon the issuance of a court order or lawfully issued subpoena.
  • Where otherwise legally required.

 

The first session with your therapist is a consultation session. Before the consultation session begins you will be asked to fill an intake form that contains general information questions as well as a few more additional questions about yourself. During the consultation session the therapist will try to get to know you and your history a bit more. They will try to understand your concerns and judge if they will be able to competently help you.  After this, the you and the therapist together set goals for therapy, and a list of things you wish and aim to achieve from therapy. 

Sometimes, the therapist might feel that they are not well equipped to help you, in this case it is the ethical duty of the therapist to refer you to other therapists that they think will be able to help you out better.

The second equally important function of the consultation session is for the client to decide if the therapist is a good fit for them. Because having a rapport and being comfortable with your therapist is a crucial ingredient for therapy to work and progress & change to occur.

There a few key things to look for in a therapist –

  • Are they qualified? Do they have the appropriate credentials?
  • Do you think you will be able to get along with your therapist?
  • In the first session with the therapist, do you feel heard and understood by the therapist.

At the end of the day, the right therapist is someone you feel comfortable with.

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