In an intake session, I will ask you to share your story about your present-day symptoms, struggles, and difficulties. We’ll then work together to identify the core issues to be addressed in therapy while gathering background information. In the subsequent 4 to 8 sessions, we will work together to assess the origins and explore the scope of your presenting issues. I will conduct a comprehensive scientific, evidence-based, and well-researched assessment of your difficulties to help you gain insight and understanding of what might be at the root of your struggles with anxiety, depression or your relationship problems. During this assessment, I will use scientific, evidence-based measures along with an in-depth personal history and an account of your life experiences to provide you with insights about the nature of your current symptoms. In the third phase of our therapy, the knowledge and insight obtained from our initial session and the assessment process will be used for further exploration and to develop targeted strategies to foster change. We’ll first work together to diminish your symptoms and associated distress, and then we’ll deepen our work to understand and change self and relationship issues underlying your concerns and symptoms.