Questions to prepare for during the First Session Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this worksheet?
There is no particular theory associated with this worksheet as the questions are generic and applicable to any counseling sessions.
How will this worksheet help?
This worksheet can be used by the counsellor as a way to prepare for possible questions by a counselee during your first session. Practising the responses to these questions in whatever way applicable in your set-up will help you appear confident and knowledgeable in what you are doing, therefore adding to your credibility and confidence in your counselee in your services.
How to use the worksheet?
This worksheet works by presenting the possible questions by your counselee in the first column. You are to assess if you are aware of the answers, which you will indicate in the second column by encircling your response. If your answer to the second column is either “No” or “Not sure”, you have to make an action plan in response to your answer
