Week 2: Assignment 2.1 Therapy Session Paper

Assignment 2.1: Therapy SessionName:Institutional affiliationFirst Therapy SessionIntroductionThe first therapy session is obviously the most important yet the most difficult phase of the counseling process, as it determines whether the following sessions will be effective or not. Both the clients and the therapist are full of anxiety. During this session, the therapist has to create a positive impression of his ability to help the clients. The main activities in the first session include, building a connection with the clients, explaining administrative issues, defining the client or client’s expectations for the therapy session and discovering the motivation of the client or clients to seek counseling. As the family is waiting at the waiting room, they are probably thinking of the service fee, confidentiality of information about their family and each member is probably thinking of his or her motivation for attending the session. I must therefore prepare to tackle these issues without affecting the connection with the clients. FeeIt is always very difficult to discuss the cost of therapy with a Client for various reasons. Clients have a way of determining the value of the services they are about to