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**** elib Exclusive **** This is the result of a Group Buysharing elsewhere will result in being banned!Making First Sessions GreatBonus for the Richard Nongard Mentorship & Supervision GBHow To Make Your First Session So EffectiveThat Your Clients Leave Full Of Hope, CommitmentTo Change and Motivation To Do The WorkMore than 20 percent of clients won’t come back for a second session.That’s why first sessions really matter. That first meeting with a new client can determine whether or not they continue with treatment.So how do we make sure our first session is so powerful and so effective that our clients leave with hope, commitment and motivation to do the work?We asked 17 top experts to tell us what they think about when approaching a first session.    What they think about when approaching their first sessions    How they start the session    What their goals are    What warning signs they look for    How they plant seeds for later success right in the first session    What opening questions they ask    What questions they avoid    How they work with challenging clients    How they address their clients’ initial feelings of vulnerabilityThey shared their insights and strategies – ones that you can apply to your work with clients today.Successful Strategies to MakeYour First Sessions GreatPlanting Seeds for Success in the First Session    One simple but effective pre-session communication that can prime your work for success    How to have clients leave your first session brimming with hope and confidence    One adjustment to your initial client assessment that can boost engagement and motivationFirst Sessions with Challenging Clients    A first session compatibility check to gauge proper practitioner/client fit    The crucial empathic connection that can defuse a client’s initial defensiveness    One change to a behavior-modeling technique that can save your client from feeling criticized    How to present feedback so the client doesn’t fall prey to harmful self-blameHow to Manage a Client’s Expectations for Treatment    An immediate way to remedy a new client’s unrealistic expectations for therapy    One approach to address a client’s low motivation (and turn it into a more fruitful first session)What a Client’s Nervous System Needs in the First Session    The specific parts of your clinical environment that may be triggering your client’s defensiveness    How white noise generators can actually drive up your client’s fear and arousal    One way your voice can open the portal of presence and engagement with a new client How to Foster Greater Client Disclosure for More Accurate Diagnoses    How to dilute the power dynamic in a first session so the client feels comfortable taking risks    How to work with the hidden cultural factors that may be sabotaging your first session    One simple question at the beginning and end of a first session that can lead to more accurate diagnosesHow to Address Common Warning Signs in the First Session    Three warning signs that can derail a successful first session    Why a client’s oversharing in a first session may signal a potential early dropout    How to disarm the first sign that a client may be idealizing your workA Body-Focused Approach to a Successful First Session    How a new client’s body movement can reveal hidden sources for healing    One way to uncover and expand actions of hope that may be trapped in the client’s nervous system    An important reframe in the first session that can help increase a client’s agency in their healing    One way to broaden a client’s “aspirational window” so they leave the first session with a sense of hopeKey Skills to Alleviate a New Client’s Feeling of Vulnerability    How to keep a client’s social engagement system from thwarting the first session    Nine practitioner behaviors that can directly affect clinical outcomes    How to fend off attacks from a client’s most vulnerable parts when they turn protectiveHow to Build Hope in the First Session    A counterintuitive way to immediately connect clients to feelings of hope and possibility    How to expand a client’s capacity to see beyond their problem and into a better future    A first session approach to help shift a client’s negative mindsetStrengthening a New Client’s Commitment to Therapy    The “three pile” approach to a first assessment that can reveal untapped opportunities for healing    Two unconscious judgments when we first meet someone that can block a therapeutic connection    Why your client’s issue may stem from a “scaling” problem (and how to boost their commitment to improve it)How Your Opening Question Can Set the Tone for Success    How to phrase your initial greeting so it becomes a litmus test of the client’s motivation    A practical strategy to help clients self-assess problematic behavior (and boost accountability)    How to transform a tension-filled first session with couples into a positive commitment to problem-solving    How to help clients “buy in” to doing the important work in your treatment plan Building a Strong Therapeutic Bond That Will Last Beyond the First Session    How to connect a new client’s talents to beneficial therapeutic experiences    The conversational shift that marks the exact moment a client is ready for change    Two important questions at the end of a first session to verify you (and the client) are on the right trackTwo Ways to Work with an Underlying Medical Issue in the First Session    The important first step when a client’s issue may have an underlying medical problem    A vital query to help pinpoint the exact way a client’s problem is keeping them stuck    The five integral components of meaning to help shift a new client’s mindset about their experienceRegister Here for Only $197and get 10 videos, audios, transcripts, plus 2 bonuses tohelp you work more effectively with anxietyWebsite: https://www.nicabm.com/program/first-sessions/Note: The product contains both the video and the audio version provided. 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