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"How
long is a counselling or therapy session?"
In our practice, the first appointment is usually one and a half hours. Subsequent appointments are usually an hour long. The hour is divided into two parts: The client spends the first fifty minutes with the therapist. During the final ten minutes, the therapist updates the client's file, makes any calls or does paperwork necessary on the client's behalf, and ensures the client's privacy by ushering him or her from the office before the next client arrives. |
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"What
is your policy about privacy and sharing information?"
Psychologists have strict eth ical guidelines for protecting privacy and confidentiality. For more information about this, please see How is Privacy Protected. At GPS, our procedures and consulting rooms have been designed to protect your privacy. We have soundproofed office doors and use sound screens so that you cannot be overheard. Our psychologists have separate waiting areas and we use staggered schedules so that some clients arrive on the hour and others on the quarter hour. We also schedule ten minutes between your departure and the arrival of the next client. |
