How to Address Challenges in Counseling's Middle Sessions: Advice for counselors and clients

The first counseling session is often easy for both counselor and client. It’s all new, challenges haven’t had time to emerge, and hope prevails. The final session may also be easy. Sure, it may be hard to say goodbye, but final sessions are normally devoted to summarizing past takeaways, with no new painful efforts to unearth the hidden within. But middle sessions, perhaps sessions 3 through 6, can pose particular challenges. My Psychology Today article today addresses them.