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What Actually Happens in a First Therapy Session? *Hint: It’s Not a Job Interview
If you’ve never been to therapy before, or if you’ve been to a therapist who spent the first hour firing a checklist of questions at you, you might wonder what to expect when you walk through my door. Do we start at birth? Do you have to recount your entire life story while I focus on taking notes? The short answer is: No. We don’t. There is a common myth that the first session of therapy has to be a slow, dry "history-taking" hour. You fill out clipboard forms, repeat what y
wittpsychotherapy
Jun 4


On the Couch: Therapy for Therapists
A therapist is a witness, a support, and a guide. But who helps the helpers? How does a therapist seek therapy?
wittpsychotherapy
Nov 18, 2023


Attachment Theory and Therapy
What's all the fuss about attachment?
wittpsychotherapy
Oct 4, 2023


Window of Tolerance
The Goldilocks problem in trauma therapy.

Justin M. Witt, LCSW
Sep 18, 2023


Is it an Anxiety Disorder? Or Normal Anxiety?
More language problems in psychology. How do we even talk about anxiety clearly when the word covers so much?

Justin M. Witt, LCSW
Sep 11, 2023


Trauma and PTSD
Unresolved trauma often feels like being stuck. Trauma therapy can help you get unstuck.

Justin M. Witt, LCSW
Sep 7, 2023
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