During your first appointment, your therapist will ask you questions about yourself. These may include questions about your current difficulties, expectations for therapy, past experiences, and background information. You may also be given questionnaires that measure your mood and/or other difficulties.

At the initial session, your psychologist will work with you to understand how your difficulties came about and/or are maintained. Your psychologist will also discuss the goals you would like to work on, which will be the focus of subsequent sessions. In the subsequent sessions, different therapy approaches may be used depending on your psychologist and/or your presenting difficulties.