What to expect
Your first session
The first session is 50 minutes, and it is a place to begin. Dr. Gallegos sets the pace with you.
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Step 1: Before you come
You get the fee in writing, and a link to the intake forms on the practice's own portal. Please keep medical details out of messages sent through this website.
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Step 2: In the room
Dr. Gallegos asks what you want from the work and what eating is like for you right now. You choose what to say. She explains how she works and what she will ask of you, and you decide whether to continue.
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Step 3: What we leave out
Nobody is weighed or measured here, and no numbers are asked for. There is no food log or meal plan in the first session, and no food is called good or bad.
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Step 4: Before you leave
You leave with a sense of the next step, if you want one. If the dietitian partner could help, Dr. Gallegos explains how that works and asks your permission before the two of them speak.
Questions
About the first session
01Do I have to talk about everything?
No. You decide what to say, and when. Many first sessions are about pace and about what you want from the work.
02What if my eating has been worse this week?
Say so if you want to, or do not. Dr. Gallegos does not grade your week. The work begins from where you are.
03What if this is not the right fit?
Then she will say so and help you look for someone who is.
Ready to write?
A short note is enough. Dr. Gallegos replies on weekdays.