Dr Dayna Wilson

THERAPY that DOESNT HAVE TO LAST FOREVER

Therapy doesn’t have to mean committing to months or years of sessions. Sometimes, one focused session can be enough to help you see things differently and find a way forward.

I offer a flexible, time-limited approach to psychological therapy, starting with a single session focused on what feels most important to you right now. Together, we can make sense of what you’re experiencing, explore what might be keeping you stuck, and think about what could help.

For some people, one session is all they need. For others, having a little more time and support can be helpful. If together, we feel that further therapy would be useful, you can choose to have up to six additional sessions. There is no expectation to continue beyond this.

My aim is to give you the space, understanding and psychological tools you need to move forward — not to keep you in therapy indefinitely.

How we work together

We begin with a single therapy session, with no pressure or expectation to commit to ongoing therapy.

At the end of our session, we can take some time to reflect on what you’ve taken from it and what might be helpful next. You may feel ready to take things forward on your own, or you may decide that a little more support would be useful.

If you choose to continue, we can have up to six additional sessions, usually weekly or fortnightly. We can talk together about what feels right for you and what will make the most of our time.

Our work will have a clear focus, while leaving space for you to bring what matters most to you. My approach is integrative, drawing on schema therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and other psychological approaches depending on your needs, experiences and goals.

The aim is simple: to help you understand yourself, feel more equipped to manage what life brings, and move forward in a way that feels right for you.

REVIEWING OUR WORK TOGETHER

If you decide that further therapy would be helpful after your initial session, we can work together for up to six additional sessions.

Throughout our work, we will regularly take a moment to reflect on how things are going, what you are finding helpful and whether you feel you are moving towards the goals we identified together.

At the end of these sessions, we will review our work and think together about what feels right for you next. The aim is to support you to feel more confident and equipped to continue moving forward independently, rather than creating a reliance on ongoing therapy.

Ending our work

Ending therapy is a normal and important part of the therapeutic process. There is no expectation that you stay in therapy, and you can choose to end our work together when it feels right for you.

You may decide to finish because:

• You feel you have met the goals you came with.
• You feel you have a better understanding of yourself and what you need.
• You feel ready to put what you have learned into practice independently.
• You feel that you no longer need or want psychological therapy.
• You would prefer to explore a different type of support or work with another psychologist.
• You decide that you would like to take a break from therapy.

Whatever the reason, you are always welcome to talk with me about ending our work together, if you would find this helpful.

My hope is that our work together leaves you feeling more understood, more equipped and more confident in continuing your journey beyond therapy.