{"id":97,"date":"2017-08-21T13:31:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T13:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2022-06-13T20:56:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T20:56:25","slug":"how-many-sessions-will-i-need","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/index.php\/how-many-sessions-will-i-need\/","title":{"rendered":"How many counselling sessions will I need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a really difficult question to answer. Some people decide that short-term therapy suits them. Others may prefer long-term (over 12 weeks). We can talk about this at the initial session. We can also review it regularly. Most clients come weekly, but fortnightly sessions are also possible.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you are free to end our sessions at any time, but I would ask that if you do decide to end sessions before our contract ends, you do attend a final ending session as this is very important.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/index.php\/about-me-alyson-marlor-counselling\/logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo.png?fit=1379%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1379,460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo.png?fit=525%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-748\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo.png?resize=525%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo.png?w=1379&amp;ssl=1 1379w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo.png?resize=1024%2C342&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo.png?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-684\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/index.php\/about-me-alyson-marlor-counselling\/img-j\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-j.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,684\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG j\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alyson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-j.jpg?fit=525%2C351&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-j.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-j.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-j.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-j.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alyson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/index.php\/about-me-alyson-marlor-counselling\/img-i\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-I.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,684\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG I\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-I.jpg?fit=525%2C351&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-I.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-I.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-I.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-I.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"685\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/index.php\/about-me-alyson-marlor-counselling\/img-k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-k.jpg?fit=1024%2C1534&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-k.jpg?fit=525%2C786&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-685\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-k.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-k.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-k.jpg?resize=684%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-k.jpg?resize=768%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-k.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;Be patient. Good things take time.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a really difficult question to answer. Some people decide that short-term therapy suits them. Others may prefer long-term (over 12 weeks). We can talk about this at the initial session. We can also review it regularly. Most clients come weekly, but fortnightly sessions are also possible. Of course, you are free to end &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/index.php\/how-many-sessions-will-i-need\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How many counselling sessions will I need?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-97","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P96eCi-1z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85,"url":"https:\/\/alysonmarlor.co.uk\/index.php\/what-does-it-cost-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":97,"position":0},"title":"What does counselling cost?","author":"Alyson","date":"August 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The fee for each counselling session is \u00a370 and sessions are 50 minutes long. 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