Jeffery W. Clance, PhD, LPC, NCC, CPCS

WELCOME! I'm grateful that you have begun this journey. I believe you are making the right choice, regardless of how your immediate family, friends, or inner critic may have reacted. Therapy is a welcoming environment where you are welcome to share any and all aspects of yourself. It means a lot to me as a therapist that you chose this method to help you heal.

Welcome, if this is your first time attending therapy. To start talking to someone you don't know about things that make you uncomfortable, sad, angry, overjoyed, or embarrassed can probably be pretty scary, but I want to reassure you that this process is here to help you grow. In order to maintain a positive, growth-oriented, and healing environment in therapy, certain elements are required. However, you are not accountable for their upkeep. That is the therapist's responsibility. It is absolutely necessary for me to keep a space free of judgment, a space that is challenging but comforting, and a process that is both enlightening and retrospective. Discuss your therapy experience candidly as it unfolds, and if it isn't what you expected, I hope you speak up for yourself and look for help elsewhere if nothing changes.

Welcome back to therapy for those who have been there before and are starting again. You are welcome here, whether you are trying a new therapist after a bad counseling experience or returning because previous experiences helped you build trust in therapy and its benefits. I'm glad you went back to therapy to continue your personal development. I hope that your time in therapy will be as fruitful as your previous experiences, or that it will open the door to new growth that was blocked by a negative experience in the past. Getting back to treatment after some time will probably mean returning to work that you did previously and sorting out what your objectives are presently. It will be helpful for us to discuss your previous experiences in order to build a trusting and beneficial relationship.

Therapy will sometimes be challenging, but other times it will be the most enjoyable part of your week. As a therapist, I accept these opposite states as a sign that good work is being done for you. I ask that you come to each session with your whole, real self. I encourage you to give yourself permission to feel any emotion or think any thought, such as crying out loud without having to apologize or express your feelings with confidence. I hope you will allow me to assist you in getting there if you are not there yet. I sincerely hope that every client who visits my office walks away from therapy with a refreshed sense of self-understanding and appreciation.

The first step in scheduling a session is to create a client portal account with my private practice. This will allow you to complete the necessary informed consent and intake documents. Please use the link below to begin this process. I look forward to talking with you soon, and please contact me should you have any questions or need additional information.