ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses two important principles that helps to underpin the theory and practice of Single-session therapy (SST). The first relates to the timing of therapy sessions 'sooner is better' and the second relates to what is done in therapy sessions 'less is more'. The chapter also discusses the two immediate effects of the new single session-based service. First, the waiting list for counselling virtually disappeared and students were able to be seen at the point of need. Second, the students themselves gave positive feedback saying how much they appreciated being seen when they needed to be seen. For these students, sooner was decidedly better. When the author started to implement SST in his practice, the author experienced internal pressure to give SST clients as much as he could so that they could get the most out of the session. He calls this 'Jewish Mother Syndrome'.
