Initial consultations for psychotherapy are scheduled for 60 minutes. The initial sessions aim to provide an assessment of your (or your child’s) mental health needs to help determine the best available treatment options, which may include referral(s) to another specialist or programs that offer a higher level of care such as an Intensive Outpatient Program or Residential Treatment Program. During the initial psychotherapy consultation process, the therapist will act as a consultant to you and/or your family. Please note that you have not yet established the therapist-patient relationship through a consultation alone. However, at the end of the initial evaluation process, if you and the therapist feel that the professional relationship is a “good fit,” then you (or your child) will continue the treatment plan as recommended by our therapists to become an “established client” and begin working toward the therapeutic goals.