Preparing For Your First Counseling Appointment

Reflect on what you most want me to help you with. Don’t ever forget that you are a consumer of my services and that I am in a sense hired help. Don’t forget that despite any blind spots, you are still the world’s greatest expert on the subject of where you’ve been and what you feel and that my role is to be a resourceful consultant or guide.

Consider having paper and pen as an aide to focus thinking.

Dr. Bonn will send you a questionnaire in advance of your first session.  Completing it will help you and Dr. Bonn have a productive first session.

It is good to gather as much information as you reasonably can about past efforts in counseling and medication, what worked a lot, a little and what was terrible.

If possible get a general physical exam and recent routine blood work before or soon after the first session.