Alisha Peck, LMSW

01/16/2026

Things most people don’t expect when they start therapy
These aren’t usually said in the first session.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

1. Therapy doesn’t “fix” you in a few sessions. There isn’t a timeline you can Google.

2. A childhood can leave an impact even if it wasn’t abusive or “that bad.”

3. Certain coping habits (like relying on alcohol every night) can block progress until they’re addressed.

4. Therapy isn’t just a place to vent and leave. That’s support. Therapy is about changing patterns.

5. You won’t be validated all the time. Growth sometimes means being challenged.

6. You’re not broken. You’re repeating strategies that no longer work.

7. If you’re not ready to change, that’s okay. But progress requires honesty about readiness.

8. The conflict you keep describing may not be about the other person. Often, it’s about your response.

9. Healing is uncomfortable. If every session feels easy, deeper work may not be happening.

10. You may feel frustrated with the process at times. That’s often part of meaningful change.

What we notice in practice is this:

People want relief without disruption.

Insight without effort.

Change without discomfort.

Therapy doesn’t work that way.

It’s not magic. It’s structured, supported work.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁.

They’re the ones willing to reflect, participate, and apply what they learn beyond the session.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮 𝟭:𝟭 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

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ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!

I am currently a private pay, out-of-network provider (I also continue to accept insurance as a form of payment). While I don't accept insurance directly, your insurance plan may have out-of-network benefits, which means they will reimburse you for a portion of our session cost. I have partnered with Thrizer to handle the out-of-network process automatically for you. With Thrizer, you only have to pay a co-pay for our sessions once you meet your deductible instead of paying my full fee and waiting for reimbursement. This typically allows clients to save on average 70% on our sessions. During our intake process, I can help you verify if you have out-of-network benefits and how much your co-pay would be.

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