What to expect
Therapy can feel unfamiliar at the beginning. This page explains what the process may look like, what is discussed, how sessions are held, and how the pace of therapy is shaped with care.
Therapy process
The therapeutic process is not about being rushed, judged, labelled, or told what to do. It is a professional space where awareness, support, reflection, and therapeutic direction are developed together.
You may begin by sending an enquiry through the contact form, email, or WhatsApp text. You may share a brief note about what is bringing you to therapy, what kind of support you are looking for, and any relevant information you feel comfortable sharing. You do not need to explain everything in the first message.
When consultation requests open, the first meeting will offer space to understand what brings you to therapy, ask questions, discuss goals or concerns, and explore whether Terapija.care feels suitable. This consultation also helps clarify practical matters such as online or in person sessions, fees, confidentiality, availability, and the next steps.
Before ongoing work begins, suitability, boundaries, confidentiality, payment arrangements, cancellation terms, data protection, and therapy expectations are discussed. If another service would be more appropriate, this can be explored honestly and respectfully.
Ongoing sessions are usually held weekly or at another agreed rhythm, depending on need, availability, and suitability. Sessions are usually 50 minutes for individual therapy and 75 minutes for couples or relationship therapy.
Sessions may include talking, reflection, awareness work, attention to emotions, body awareness, relational exploration, grounding, and noticing what is emerging in the here and now. You will not be forced to share more than you are ready to share. The pace is discussed and adjusted with care.
Gestalt therapy gives attention to awareness, contact, choice, the relationship between therapist and client, and the way a person makes meaning in their present life. The work may explore patterns, needs, boundaries, emotions, unfinished experiences, self support, and the relationship between the person and their environment.
Where relevant, therapy may include careful attention to the body, nervous system responses, grounding, safety, emotional regulation, and the ways past experiences may still affect present day relationships, sensations, choices, and self understanding.
For clients on the autism spectrum, people with ADHD, and other neurodivergent clients, therapy can include attention to communication preferences, sensory experience, masking, overwhelm, burnout, emotional regulation, executive functioning, relationships, identity, and the need for a pace that feels respectful and accessible.
Therapy is reviewed from time to time. This may include looking at what feels helpful, what feels difficult, what has changed, what needs more attention, and whether the therapeutic direction still feels right.
Ending therapy is usually discussed and planned rather than rushed. The ending phase can include reviewing the work, recognising growth, naming ongoing support needs, and preparing for life beyond the therapeutic relationship.