Much has been written about how to conduct a counseling session. Less has been written about what should occur and the beginning and end of one. So I thought I'd share what I do. I hope this will be ...

A middle-aged couple once brought their teenage son "Roy" in for an initial counseling session. Before the session, his mother met privately with me to explain that Roy had become a handful -- he was ...

The client says, “I think this will be our last session for a while.” (S/he appended “a while” to soften the blow.) Or the client doesn't overtly state it's the last session, but does so by ...