What we need to do first, is to agree to work together. Psychoanalysis requires a commitment both from the analysand and the analyst.
Depending on the needs and desires of each individual, sessions can be frequent, two or more times each week, or not so frequent, once weekly or even less than that.
Fees are negotiable, and depend, in general, on the circumstances of each individual and the agreed frequency of the sessions.
We will discuss all this at an initial exploratory consultation.
An important aspect of psychoanalytic work in the Lacanian orientation is that the length of sessions is not strictly pre-determined. Sessions can be shorter, when a pause is needed to underline or stress something important that has been revealed; or long, if things need to be clarified before the end of a session. On average, however, sessions tend to be around 40 minutes.