Benefits and Risks of Treatment. The risks or potential side effects of participating in psychotherapy may include increased levels of stress and anxiety, escalation of undesired behaviors, relationship disruption, and emotional reactivity. The benefits of outpatient psychotherapy may include improved functioning in your personal and professional relationships, improved communication skills, and a reduction in the symptoms which led you to seek therapy in the first place. Office Policies
Benefits and Risks of Treatment. The majority of individuals who obtain therapy benefit from the process. Success may vary depending on the particular problems being addressed. Therapy requires a very active effort on your part. I like to think of therapy as a journey of self-exploration. My role is to guide you, help you understand the problems you are facing, and help facilitate change in your life. Your role is to put these changes into effect. Some reasons why people seek therapy are because they think they can benefit from self-exploration, gaining insight into their problems, and learning new skills. While there are many benefits from therapy, there are also some risks. These risks may include experiencing feelings of anger, guilt, or frustration. These feelings are a natural part of the therapy process and often provide the basis for change. Important personal decisions are often a result of therapy. These decisions are likely to produce new opportunities as well as unique challenges. For example, sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member may be viewed quite negatively by another family member. During your therapy with me, we will discuss your feelings, both positive and negative, and we will attempt to work through them. I work collaboratively with my patients on their treatment goals. I want you to be included on any decisions made so that treatment goals are met and therapy is a rewarding experience. If you have questions about any services being provided at any time during treatment, feel free to ask me for clarification. APPOINTMENTS Appointments are held via secure video conference or by phone after an initial visit. If for some reason video conferencing will not work for you or I feel it is not the right way to provide services, we can talk about other possibilities including seeing a different person. A therapy appointment is 50-minutes of session time and at least 10 minutes of preparation, review, and session documentation. Most people are seen once per week in the beginning of our visits. Nearing the end of our time together, visits may be spread out to longer and longer intervals. Length and frequency of treatments will depend on treatment goals and your needs.
Benefits and Risks of Treatment. The majority of individuals and families benefit from counseling. Self-exploration, gaining insight, learning new skills, or venting difficult feelings are generally useful, but there are some risks. As counseling is begun, understand that examining issues may produce some discomfort. These feelings are a difficult, but natural part of the counseling process. Important personal decisions are often an outcome of counseling. These decisions, including changing behavior, substance use patterns, schooling & relationships, may produce new opportunities and as well as unique challenges. If you have any concerns about your treatment, I encourage you to let me know, so that we can clarify or alter the treatment plan. I have read and understand this information sheet, and have been given a copy of it to take with me. Printed Name Signature Date Client/Guardian
Benefits and Risks of Treatment. It is important to be aware that there are some risks involved in treatment. As problems are faced, clients sometimes experience emotional discomfort along the way. Also, therapy may result in changes in relationships, as when a client changes in ways in which family members, partners, or friends cannot easily accept. I will try hard to limit these risks and to help you be aware of them. There are also many potential benefits of therapy. Through therapy, you may learn new and important things about yourself and others, as well as new ways of handling feelings and problems. But there are no guarantees regarding what you will experience. Ultimately, you must be the judge of whether the potential benefits of therapy outweigh the risks.
Benefits and Risks of Treatment. The benefits of outpatient psychotherapy may include improved functioning in your personal and professional relationships, improved communication skills and a reduction in the symptoms which led you to seek therapy in the first place. Psychotherapy also has risks. Dealing with sex addiction in therapy will often bring up a number of unpleasant memories and feelings. These feelings are natural and are important to the recovery process. Therapy may also cause an escalation of undesired behaviors, relationship disruption, and emotional reactivity. Disclosure of Acting Out Behavior: During your recovery process, I will talk to you about the pros and cons of disclosing the scope of your acting out behaviors to your relationship partner and the opportunity to back up the disclosure with a polygraph exam. The decision to take these steps is yours alone. If you choose at some point in your recovery to take these steps, I will guide and support you through the process. Disclosure always brings initial tension to the relationship. In fact, some relationships do not survive disclosure. However, it is my belief that disclosure is important to recovery. Client Rights and Responsibilities: Some clients need only a few psychotherapy sessions to achieve their goals; others may require months or even years of psychotherapy. You may end our therapy relationship at any time, though I do ask that you participate in a termination session. You also have the right to refuse or discuss modification of any of my psychotherapy techniques or suggestions that you believe might be harmful. You agree to come to therapy free from the influences of drugs including alcohol. Referrals: Should you and/or I believe that a referral is needed, I will provide some alternatives including programs and/or people who may be available to assist you. A verbal exploration of alternatives to psychotherapy will also be made available upon request. You will be responsible for contacting and evaluating those referrals and/or alternatives. Individual Therapy Session Length and Fees: The initial assessment session takes about one hour with a fee of $700. That fee includes assessments that clients take online prior to the session. Subsequent Individual psychotherapy sessions last approximately 60 minutes. The fee per session is $400.00. Clients’ Initials è Additional Therapists: Hope & Freedom will, from time to time, have additional therapists involved in the treatment of clients as part of ongoing therapi...
Benefits and Risks of Treatment. The majority of individuals who engage in therapy benefit from the process. Success may vary depending on the particular problems being addressed. I like to think of therapy as a journey of self-exploration, which requires a very active effort on your part. My role as a therapist is to guide you, help you understand the problems you are facing, and help facilitate change in your life. Your role is to put these changes into effect. Some of the reasons why people seek therapy are because they think they can benefit from self-exploration, can gain insight into their problems, and learn new skills. While there are many benefits from therapy, there are also some risks. These risks may include experiencing feelings of anger, guilt, or frustration. These feelings are a natural part of the therapy process and often provide the basis for change. Important personal decisions are often a result of therapy; these decisions are likely to produce new opportunities as well as unique challenges. For example, sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member may be viewed quite negatively by another family member. During your therapy with me, we will discuss your feelings, both positive and negative, and we will attempt to work through them. I work collaboratively with my patients on their treatment goals. I want to include you on any decisions made so that your treatment goals are met and therapy is a rewarding experience. If you have questions about any services being provided at any time during treatment, feel free to ask me for clarification.
