First sessions can be filled with all sorts of mixed emotions. While there is the relief of trying something to help yourself, there is also the nervousness and stress of opening up to a stranger, and the vulnerability that comes with that.

In the first session, I hope to ease all of these feelings that my clients may be going through, so that the next time is just a little bit easier on them. I believe that it is not just the first session, but many more after, which will allow us to enter into a smooth therapeutic relationship, characterised by trust and openness, however, the first session does set the tone for the process and I hope to make the client feel secure and safe by allowing them to lead in a way - allowing them to let me know what they need, allowing them to control the pace of the session, not asking questions that might pressure them to unpack more than they are comfortable with at this initial stage.

we live in a society that has conditioned ALL of us to a greater or lesser extent, to be heteronormative. I try to remain humble and constantly challenge my own prejudice. To be affirmative doesnt mean to be untouched by prejudice, but rather, to be willing to see it and change it when you do.

I try my best not to assume. not to assume someones preferred pronouns, instead - to ask. Not to assume how important their “queerness” is in the scheme of their global identity - for some it may be what makes them who they are, and for others it may be just one part of themselves which doesnt deserve/need the stage at all times.