During your first visit you will be asked questions about why you sought therapy, your health, past history, and current symptoms. Understand that therapy is not a quick fix, but a process. It most likely took you a while to get where you are now, so it may take awhile to get to where you want to be. Prepare to be open in answering questions and describing your feelings of what is going on. Ultimately, the goal is to take what you learn in therapy and apply it back into your life. The counseling process helps people get unstuck by the development of insight and increased self-awareness to behaviors that are not helpful. You gain a better understanding of your behaviors and the related issues, feelings and events that motivate them. Just know, there is no wrong time to begin change! Stop ruminating on the past or worrying about the future. Learn to live life where you are now, in this moment. Develop methods of managing anger, depression and unhealthy patterns; break old behaviors and develop new ones. Learn skills for improving relationships and quality of life.