Danielle Turcotte LCSW

It's important to know that the first session is quite a bit different from the rest of therapy. It is meant to be an introduction to therapy... involving an opportunity for you to learn more about the clinician's style, an opportunity for the clinician to explore and assess your stated challenges/needs, and a discussion of treatment goals and planning. This process will hopefully assist both you and me in figuring out a therapeutic "goodness of fit,"... meaning that I feel I have enough experience to assist you in meeting your expressed goals and you feel that my approach to treatment feels comfortable and right for you.

I consider my approach to therapy to be above all else, very relationally-based and client-centered. This means that I may reach to many different therapeutic approaches, in general, or even throughout a single session, to meet your specific and individual needs. Through the therapeutic relationship built and what I learn about your behaviors and preferences, I'll discuss potential courses of therapeutic action and work with you to find what/where feels most comfortable to begin. I believe success most frequently comes in very small steps of realistically achievable goals and recognition of the little wins along the path.

• Maine, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 904013823