Has a story ever inspired you?
What if one person’s story could spark change in someone else’s life? When we struggle, it can feel like we’re alone. Knowing someone else shares a challenge we’re facing tells us we’re not alone, and that help, growth or transformation is possible.
I just kept thinking "what's the point" and my therapist helped me dig deeper into that thought and helped me see that I get to decide what The Point actually is. She motivated me to start working out again and it's been huge for my mental health.
Having been in therapy for several years as a young adult, I knew that returning in my late 20s would be a different experience. I wanted to dig deeper and work with a therapist to answer reoccurring questions in my life.
Therapy is something that has been long overdue for me. I think a way I would self-cope with anything happening to me is try to listen and help others so it would temporarily distract myself from my own issues.
It seems so simple but my breakthrough moment in therapy was learning how common my condition was. There was something so comforting about knowing my therapist had helped so many other individuals with my exact experiences overcome their adversity.
One of the challenges I faced was getting over the negativity which surrounds the concept of therapy. I saw it in the movies, where one therapist actually has an affair with her client, to speaking to everyday people who often gave me the feeling that therapy was reserved for losers.
I came to therapy because I felt like I wasn't worth anything as a person. I felt like no matter what, I was doomed to repeat the mistakes I'd seen in my life and the lives of others. I felt trapped into this terrible concept of who I was and what that meant for everything I wanted to accomplish. I used First Session to find my therapist, we set up an initial call and started meeting every two weeks.
The platform is really easy to use and I appreciated the short videos that were shared. One thing that scared me about therapy is not knowing the person behind the screen (lol covid) but those clips made it easy for me to find my match.
It really helped to watch the individual therapists' videos to get an idea of what they were really like. How someone fills out a written profile and how they present in person are two very different things, and it helped me to get an idea if we were going to be a fit or not.
I learned everything I currently know from this website. I didn’t know anything about this process before reading everything on here. It was extremely helpful and I wish this knowledge was more widely known.
This platform made it easy for me to see who I would connect with. The biggest roadblock to therapy is choosing the right person. First Session has enabled me to start something in 30 mins that has taken me 20 years to do on my own.
Loved it! The videos are very helpful in finding a therapist with the right fit.
The videos were so helpful. I’ve always found it difficult to find a therapist - it seems like there aren’t many psychologists that readily offer consults, and even then it’s hard to get a sense of what they are like. I really liked that you could do more of a deep dive on each therapist watching further videos on various topics. That being said I am still going to try out the counsellor I spoke with because I find it impossible to find a psychologist that I really connect with. First Session is awesome! Thanks for creating something that is so helpful to so many people!
Finding this site was such a relief, it was approachable and completely different than any other I had come across. I was especially interested in finding a therapist who shared my faith and it was a pleasant surprise to see this was a filter I could search by.
Great website. Videos are great to do a preliminary screen of therapists. Already recommended to others seeking therapy. Fast response time is terrific.
I thought it was pretty good! Booking these things can be a little intimidating and it made the "cost of enter" so to speak pretty low especially with respect to the phone consultation.
Overall the platform is easy to access and user friendly especially for someone who has never had a therapist before. Felt very open and not intimidating
First Session was the first time I have seen something like this to find a therapist (new age therapy lol) it was honestly great. I would 10/10 recommend it. I love how you can see a description but also listen to them talk and see their body language. The video was my favorite part!
Loved the platform and the video intros gave me a good sense of how the therapists communicate and a bit of an insight into their personalities. Much easier to make a decision when you have an audio/visual component rather than just reading a bio.
Very easy to use, it made looking for therapists less stressful. Appreciate the videos as it shows more about what the therapist would be like without even having to book an initial session.