first sessions

The First Session (Part V. #224) ⭕️

Examining a highly effective therapist and how she conducts the first session.

Jul 18, 2025

The First Session (Part IV. #222) ⭕️

Focus on what we can give, not what we can take.

Jul 4, 2025

10 Years of Frontiers of Psychotherapist Development (FPD, Part IV). Frontiers Friday #192 ⭕️

And a special new gift for the 6th anniversary of The First Kiss: Undoing the Intake Model...

Jul 5, 2024

"Why I Don't Do a 'Thorough and Structured' Intake." Frontiers Friday #181 ⭕️

A guest contribution by psychologist Jimeoin Muecke, and his take about the price we pay for obsessing about thorough assessments in psychotherapy.

Apr 5, 2024

First Sessions in Therapy. Frontiers Friday #175 ⭕️ (Part III)

Intake leading to discontinuation and clients' reasons for dropping out.

Feb 23, 2024

First Sessions in Therapy. Frontiers Friday #174 ⭕️ (Part II)

Follow the pain, follow the spark, and the law of geometric progression.

Feb 16, 2024

First Sessions in Therapy. Frontiers Friday #173 ⭕️ (Part I)

Focus on doing the right thing vs. doing things right.

Feb 9, 2024

Engagement from the Get-Go: Frontiers Friday #152 ⭕️

A Q&A from Advocate, The eMagazine of the Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA).

Sep 15, 2023

Undoing the Intake Model in Psychotherapy

Undoing the Intake Model in Psychotherapy

Jun 28, 2018 • Daryl Chow

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