What’s the process?

If  this is your first time looking for therapy or have past experience with therapy, one of the most important things is finding a therapist that is a good fit! We encourage you to interview therapists and ask questions to ensure it’s a good match.  

Before beginning therapy we will meet with the client for a consultation. We offer complementary 20-30 minute consultations.  These brief meetings allow for us to review the main reasons for seeking therapy and answer any questions about therapy or the practice, while overall getting a sense of fit.  If we agree it’s a good fit then we schedule a full 60 minute session, usually the following week. 

Therapy looks different for each person, but overall therapy will aim to outline goals and work on a path to achieve those goals. Clients seek therapy because of some level of discomfort in life or themselves, therefore the very nature of the therapy process brings up an array of thoughts, feelings and emotions.  Dr. Geremia often says therapy can feel ”comfortably uncomfortable.” It’s through unpacking and connecting to these thoughts and feelings that allows ourselves to identify, process and make healthy changes moving forward. Dr. Geremia works thoughtful to create a safe and comfortable space in order to gently work through difficult feelings. There are no rights or wrongs in therapy and the only expectation is that we show up together to do the work, the best we can in that moment.

Therapy may be brief for a transient stressor or may be longer for more significant trauma focused work or as a preventative and ongoing source of support.  To this end, some clients meet multiple times per week and some meet every few months. Dr. Geremia believes and supports a therapy model that ebbs and flows with life’s fluctuations. Termination of therapy can happen at any time by either the client or Dr. Geremia.  The ending of therapy is a significant part of honoring the work that has been done and therefore given a great deal of care.

Dr. Geremia provides only Telehealth appointments.  We use an HIPPA compliant platform for audio-visual appointments.  Telehealth can also be done using only the phone if preferred by the client.