Therapy is an open space, where participants are not defined in advance.

A systemic and postmodern therapist often asks clients who they have talked to about their concerns and what impact these conversations had.

It opens the possibility of inviting these people to the therapeutic space, if the clients wish it that way. For example, if a couple talks a lot about their children in therapy, they could invite them to one or several sessions. It can include any person that customers consider significant in relation to the situation they are dealing with. However, from my experience there are also many people who prefer to keep this space without sharing it with others, which is equally legitimate and totally the client's decision.

Some general guidelines:

Family therapy:  Sessions are usually realized with several family members, in case of necessity individual sessions can also be held, or, for example, parents may be invited to attend meetings without their children.

Therapy with children and teenagers:  The first session is usually carried out with the parents and/or primary caregivers of the young person. The objective is to understand the reason for the consultation and the parents’ expectations. Depending on the age of the young one, individual sessions and/or sessions with the parents will be held. According to the requirements of the case, other family members (siblings, grandparents) may also be invited to join the therapy process.

Couple therapy:  Sessions are usually held with both members of the couple. If the therapist considers individual session(s) advisable in order to work on individual positions and history, he will agree upon such sessions with the couple.

Individual therapy:  Therapeutic work normally takes place between the client and the therapist, but to some sessions family members, friends or significant other persons may be invited in order to include their perspective and vision of the problem into the therapy process and to broaden the understanding of the situation.

Systemic and postmodern therapies are very flexible regarding the duration of the process.

The therapy can be brief (approximately 6 to 20 sessions), or it can be extended to several years. It depends on the aims and desires of the client.

Clients also decide whether they want to see the therapist every week, every two weeks, every month or only once in a while. Usually the client decides if and when he wants to see the therapist again.

The frequency of meetings is determined by, the quality of the problem (is it an acute problem?, does it affect the client´s health or integrity?), the stage of the therapeutic process (usually more frequent appointments are scheduled at the beginning of the process), the specific needs of the client.