I have only been in for one session, but I am already very pleased with my experience here so far. I've been considering seeing a counselor again the last few months and finally took the plunge. Normally I'd put in more thought & research to where I would like to try and go, but once I felt the motivation to try and get an appointment ASAP somewhere, I ended up just going through a list and calling whoever came up first. This was only my 3rd call, first one to actually answer, and I was able to make an appointment same day. Definitely a review I feel I will have to update at some point once I get some more experience here (and I do intend to), but my visit with Claire went well. Much better than I ever expect a first visit to go. In my experience with counseling, I usually go in and get the same tips & tricks I've already heard and tried for years, and have a hard time connecting, but Claire had several new tips that I've yet to hear about or try and I really feel we connected well. I enjoyed speaking with her because we basically just jumped right into everything, which I needed, and even in this first session she seemed to tailor her advice to me and what she knows I already enjoy and do. They don't take insurance, but do have a "sliding-scale" I believe is what they call it. I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford counseling right now at their highest rate (which I think the highest they'll ever ask is $120 or $125), but can go as low as $30 a session. It's good to know though that if I ever run into money troubles again, I can request paying less, and it sounds like they'll do that with no questions asked. When making my appointment, I didn't realize that Watercup is a "Christ-centered counseling service available to all". It does not bother me as I'm a spiritual person (I don't say religious because I don't align myself with any one religion) but I was worried it might be TOO centered around that... however this topic did not come up at all during my first session. Maybe the next... as long as I don't ever start feeling "pushed" into anything though, I will be alright. But I didn't get the vibe of that at all. This is already long enough so, overall, obviously I was happy with my experience and knew right away I would be making another appointment to see where this is gonna go for me. Instead of dreading my next session, I'm actually excited. read more

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