ABSTRACT
Of course, if you decide to use a written contract, considerable thought and care needs to go into how you might introduce it to a client. Most counsellors would not want to give a nervous client a lengthy piece of paper to read and sign at the very beginning of a first meeting. As a general principle, it is likely to be less threatening to a client if you can gently explain a few things first by talking with them, before giving them a document to read.
