Your First Counselling Session, What Actually Happens
Most people arrive at a first counselling session unsure what they’re supposed to say or what might be expected of them. Here’s what actually happens in that first hour.
Most people arrive at a first counselling session unsure what they’re supposed to say or what might be expected of them. Here’s what actually happens in that first hour.
Social media and marketing flood you with messages about who you should be, what you should want, and how success should look. Over time, these beliefs become so familiar you mistake them for your own. This article explores introjection—the unconscious adoption of external standards—and how it drives anxiety, burnout, and disconnection. It offers practical tools and therapeutic approaches to help you recognise these borrowed beliefs, rebuild self-trust, and reconnect with your authentic self.