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Know What to Expect
from Therapy at Agape
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Our goal here at Agape is to guide you from a space of feeling lost and confused about your next step, to confidently taking the leap, healthier both spiritually and mentally.
We use our APA standard method to help you achieve a healthier life by using evidence-based practices known to work in the field of counseling and psychology.
Schedule a 30-minute consultation to learn more about how we can support you here at Agape.
Step 1: Start With a Consultation
Your first step is a consultation with a member of our team.
This conversation gives us an opportunity to learn why you are seeking therapy, understand what kind of support you may need, and answer your initial questions about Agape.
We can also discuss practical considerations such as insurance, scheduling, and next steps.
Step 2: Identify Your Needs and Goals
During your first sessions, your therapist will spend time learning about what you have been experiencing.
You will discuss your symptoms, concerns, history, current challenges, and what you would like to change through therapy.
Together, you and your clinician will begin developing treatment goals that give your work a clearer direction.
Faith can also be incorporated into these conversations when it is important to you.
Step 3: Build Your Treatment Plan
Therapy is not the same for every person.
Your clinician will determine which therapeutic approaches may be appropriate based on your needs, goals, symptoms, and clinical assessment.
Agape clinicians use evidence-based treatment methods and continue their professional training so treatment can be informed by established clinical practices rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Step 4: Work Through What Keeps You Stuck
As therapy progresses, you may begin exploring the thoughts, emotions, experiences, behaviors, or beliefs that contribute to the difficulties you are experiencing.
This part of therapy may involve developing new coping strategies, processing difficult experiences, challenging unhelpful patterns, strengthening emotional regulation, and practicing healthier ways of responding to stress.
Your faith may also become part of this work when integrating your spiritual beliefs supports your treatment goals.
Step 5: Put What You Learn Into Practice
Therapy does not end when the session does.
Your clinician will help you identify ways to apply what you are learning to your relationships, work, boundaries, decision-making, emotional responses, and everyday life.
Our goal is to develop the ability to respond differently when those patterns appear.
Step 6: Measure Your Progress
Throughout treatment, you and your clinician will revisit your goals, discuss changes in your symptoms and daily functioning, and evaluate how you are responding to therapy.
When appropriate, your clinician may use clinical assessments or other progress measures to help provide a clearer picture of improvement over time.
If something is not working, that information matters too.
Treatment can then be adjusted rather than continuing in the same direction without evaluating the results.
Awareness
We will assist you within the first 1-2 sessions to gain awareness about your current mental state and develop clear goals about where you want to be. Here we will get a good sense of what your goals are for therapy.
Process
At this step, we will help you dig deeper into some of the topics discussed in your early sessions. We will focus on feelings, mindsets and beliefs you may be holding that are taking you further away from your goals. We will also engage you in some skill building to help you grow the tools you need to better manage your mental health.
Application
At this stage, we will teach you how to apply the skills you learned in real time, and in real life where it counts! We will assist in keeping yourself accountable with the goals you set for your health and wellness. This is to ensure that you have the support support you need to do the things that you say you want to do!
