Our Promise To You
At Sullivan + Associates, we strongly believe that clients are most likely to achieve optimal results when they have a strong connection with their clinician. Following the first session, our Office Manager, Roberta Barrow, follows up with our clients to ensure that they were completely satisfied with their experience. If the connection with the clinician was not optimal, a transfer will be made to a new clinician within our clinic with the first appointment being free of charge. We feel that strongly about collaboration in assessment + psychotherapy/
Why Is Collaboration So Important?
Studies show that collaboration between the client and the clinician is critical for success in psychotherapy/
Our Client Care Specialists and Assessment Coordinator make every effort to place new clients with a clinician they believe will be an excellent fit for them. Given our commitment to ensuring goodness of fit between client and clinician. We invite clients to contact our office manager Roberta Barrow, at any time in the assessment or therapeutic process if they suspect there could be a better connection with a different clinician.
Collaboration In Psychotherapy/
With both psychotherapy/
In psychotherapy/
• A willingness to discuss issues that are uncomfortable
• Provide more detailed responses to questions
Higher likelihood of clarifying answers when the clinician is unclear
• More likely to complete assigned homework to promote the learning of new skills
• Increased confidence that they will achieve their therapeutic goal
• Greater likelihood the client will persist with psychotherapy/counselling until they have reached their goals
Several examples of the importance of collaboration during a psychological assessment include:
• Increased comfort with the assessment process
• More detailed answers to questions
• An increased likelihood that the client will clarify a response if the clinician is uncertain
• Greater persistence during longer assessments
• Increased likelihood that the client will inform the clinician if they are becoming tired and need a break during the assessment
• Increased confidence that the clinician will be able to answer the assessment question
At Sullivan + Associates, we believe so firmly in collaboration and the importance of the therapeutic alliance, that we will transfer clients to a new therapist, with the first session being free of charge, to ensure that the client has the best fit possible with their clinician.