This is a critical aspect of the work you will be able to do with your clinician. We typically suggest giving the process at least 3-5 sessions to see how the rapport develops, but if it’s not a good fit, then there is generally only so far that you will be able to get in the process. Whether it is with one of our clinicians, or another one in the community, we strongly encourage you to not write off therapy altogether if you’ve had a bad experience in the past. It very well might have been that it wasn’t the right time, the right fit, or that you were not quite ready for the experience. Trying again is hard, and yet, it might also be a much better experience than you had anticipated or have had previously.