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Getting Started with Counseling

Two Cedar Elm guides for choosing where to begin and understanding what may happen in a first counseling session.

Published guides

Start with the situation that sounds closest when you are not sure what kind of help, information, or outside support fits.

Understand what an initial counseling session may include, what may be discussed, and how to prepare without telling the whole story at once.

These guides are educational. They are not therapy, diagnosis, crisis support, legal advice, benefits advice, or individualized clinical guidance.