The main service provided by a sexologist, sexologist-psychologist, sex therapist and a sexologist-coach, relationship and family coach is consultation. Consultations are primary and follow-up, which a sexologist calls a psychotherapy course or therapeutic sessions. A sexologist-coach usually conducts the first diagnostic session and together with the client determines the direction of further movement. The number of sessions (consultations) within the course depends on the request, dynamics and is always discussed individually. Consultations are also divided into individual and pair. Conducting each session requires high-quality training from the specialist. In most cases, experienced specialists keep records and additionally analyze the situation of their clients in their free time.
The question often arises, which consultation to choose: online or face-to-face? I wrote about this in the article "Consultation with a sexologist and coach: online or face-to-face?". Currently, consultations at our center are only conducted online.
Sexologist,
Sex Therapist
Oksana Izghoreva
Blitz consultation: questions and answers
This is a separate type of consultation, created in our Sexology Center based on certain requests from clients. As part of this consultation, a sexologist-psychologist answers your questions, which should be prepared in advance by you.
A blitz consultation will be useful for those who:
- have not yet decided or are not sure whether they need a full course of therapeutic meetings;
- want to get professional answers only to certain individual questions;
- are still looking for their sexologist-psychologist.
Duration of a blitz consultation: 25 min.
Individual
consultation
It is held in a safe, trusting atmosphere. We get to know each other, discuss rules and ethical norms. I listen and assess your general emotional state. Based on the results of the conversation, I give recommendations and ways to solve problems that will help you adjust your lifestyle and suggest ways to overcome existing problems.
If necessary, after the initial consultation or blitz consultation, with your consent, we agree on a course of psychotherapy, which includes a series of sessions to achieve the necessary result in solving your problem.
Duration of the consultation: 50 minutes.
Couples
consultation
Just like individual counseling, it is conducted in a safe, trusting atmosphere. We get to know each other, discuss rules and ethical norms. The difference between individual and couple counseling is that both partners are present at the couple counseling.
During the consultation, I listen and assess the general emotional state of the couple and each partner. Based on the results of the conversation, I give recommendations and ways to solve problems.
If necessary, after the initial consultation, with your consent, we agree on a course of psychotherapy.
Duration of the consultation: 60 minutes.
Sexologist-coach,
relationship and family coach Vitaliy Izgorev
Diagnostic session
The first coaching session or diagnostic session is conducted to define goals and understand whether the client is ready to move on, whether coaching sessions and the use of coaching tools and techniques will be useful to him.
During the diagnostic session, we get to know each other, discuss rules and ethical norms, the coach briefly talks about coaching. Together with the client, a vision is determined, the current situation is discussed, a plan of action is considered, and obstacles are discussed.
Based on the results of the diagnostic session, the client decides whether he (she) is ready to work further.
A diagnostic session will be useful for those who:
- have not yet decided or are not sure whether they need coaching to achieve their goals;
- want to understand what coaching is and how it works;
- are still looking for their coach - sexologist.
Duration of the diagnostic session: 25 min.
Coaching session
After the diagnostic session and the definition of the rules and movement of further cooperation, the client, together with the coach-sexologist, works through his/her requests.
Each session is held in a safe and trusting atmosphere.
Conducting full-fledged coaching sessions and the work of the coach-sexologist with the client is impossible without a diagnostic session.
Also, before starting cooperation, it is necessary to pass the "Readiness for Coaching" test.
The client must be open with the coach-sexologist and realize that all responsibility for the results in his/her life lies with him/her.
Each coaching session involves achieving a certain result, which is determined by the client at the beginning of the session.
The number of coaching sessions depends on the client's request, the dynamics of the movement, readiness and desire for changes, and the implementation of planned actions in life.
Session duration: 50 min.