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What is therapy like? What does a typical session with you look like?

Melissa CoxM

Melissa Cox

Pre-Licensed Professional
Online & In-Person
What does a typical session with you tend to look like?
The time in your first session will be spent by going over some logistics such as fees, confidentiality, etc., as well as getting to know each other, although it’ll be more about getting to know you. I mean, that’s why you’re there, right? We’ll use our first few sessions to continue to work on our therapeutic relationship. I’ll work to ensure your time in therapy with me is a time that you look forward to because you feel safe and heard. Some sessions may be harder than others. There may be times that you struggle to speak about the hard things and in these times, I’ll reassure you that this is your time to use it as you need to. And that may be a time that we talk about lighter and more fun things. This doesn’t mean you’re not working towards your healing. It means you’re allowing yourself the grace you know you need to momentarily steer away from the hard stuff. And that, my friend, is healing.
I graduated in 2022 from Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky with a Master of Education in Counseling. I interned for a year at Serenity Counseling in Gallatin, Tennessee. I was able to work with so many wonderful individuals and couples who got their, "oooh, I never thought of it that way" moments. The moments of clarity of all the components that have played a part in the reason they seek therapy. The parts that have caused the pain, self-doubt, worry, anger, sadness, and so on. The parts that made them feel they had lost their way and couldn't find where they fit in the world. It was an honor to work with each person to begin to find their way. I learned so much from this internship; not only how to work with my clients, but I learned so much about myself and why I chose this field to work in.  ​