How long is a counselling or therapy session?
In our practice, the first appointment for an individual is usually one and a half hours. Subsequent appointments are usually an hour long. The initial appointment for couples and families is usually 2 hours long and subsequent appointments vary from 1 to 1.5 hours in length. The hour is divided into two parts: The client spends the first fifty minutes with the therapist. During the final ten minutes, the therapist updates the client’s file, makes any calls or does paperwork necessary on the client’s behalf, and ensures the client’s privacy by ushering him or her from the office before the next client arrives.
