What Actually Happens in a First ...

What Actually Happens in a First Therapy Session: You Don't Have to Have It Together to Show Up

The Inked Therapist por Soma Roots Therapy, LLC
T1 · E6
17 jul 2026
35:50

Notas del episodio

Episode summary: In Episode 6 of The Inked Therapist, Del Knight demystifies one of the biggest barriers to starting therapy: not knowing what's about to happen. This episode walks through every stage of a first session — what gets asked, what doesn't, what the therapist is actually doing, what clients are allowed to expect, and what to make of how you feel after. Includes a direct note to anyone who has been dismissed or harmed by the mental health system before.

Topics covered: What a first session is · The intake process · What you don't have to bring · Somatic presence in session · Client rights and agency · The therapeutic fit question · Emotional processing after session · How to know if therapy is working

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Links: Soma Roots Therapy Website · Blog companion post · Reach Out & Get Started

Instagram: @somarootstherapy

Next episode: Episode 7 — 'Your Body Is Not a Problem to Solve: An Introduction to Body Trust'

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therapy podcast
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queer affirming therapy
trans affirming therapy
mental health podcast
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body liberation
therapy for people who hate therapy
first therapy session
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