Sometimes you do not need a long course of therapy.
You need one clear, focused conversation with someone who knows how to help you make sense of what is happening, and what to do next.
That is what Back on Track is.
What Back on Track actually is
Back on Track is a single 90-minute session, by secure video, structured so that we cover three areas: what is going on for you right now, what is getting in the way, and what a clear next step looks like.
It is not a taster session designed to sell you something longer. It is not a venting call with no direction. And it is not a substitute for ongoing support when ongoing support is what you need.
It is a focused piece of work, in its own right.
Who this suits
Back on Track suits you if you are at a specific point of feeling stuck, and you know roughly what the sticking point is.
Perhaps you have been doing well since leaving a controlling relationship, and something has happened that has knocked you sideways. Perhaps you are trying to make a decision and your thinking keeps going in circles. Perhaps you have done a lot of work on yourself already, and you need one clear conversation to help you take the next step.
You do not need to be in crisis. You do not need to be new to this kind of work. In fact, many of the women I work with in a single session have already done therapy, read widely, and thought deeply about their situation. They are not looking for someone to explain their patterns to them. They are looking for a clear-eyed conversation that helps them move.
This session works well for that.
What we do in the session
The 90 minutes are structured, not open-ended.
We use direct questioning to get underneath the surface of what you are describing. We look at what has worked for you before, and what that tells us. We use cognitive reframing to look at the situation from a different angle. And we use a technique called future pacing, which involves looking ahead to where you want to be, and working backwards from there.
By the end of the session, the aim is that you have a clear picture of what is happening, and a specific, practical next step you can take.
The session is built around you as the expert on your own life. My job is to ask the right questions, not to hand you a plan I have decided on in advance.
What the research says
Here is something that surprises most people.
A large umbrella review led by Northwestern University, published in 2025 in the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, looked at 24 systematic reviews covering 415 clinical trials of single-session interventions. 83% of those reviews reported positive effects, for outcomes including anxiety and depression. The same review also found that the most common number of sessions people actually attend is one, whether by choice or because of practical barriers (1).
That last point is worth sitting with. A great deal of therapy is designed around multiple sessions, and yet most people only attend one. Single Session Therapy is a model that takes that seriously, by treating each session as if it could be the last. Assessment, the work itself, and a plan for what comes next all happen in the one encounter (2).
There is also a 2006 study from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, which gave children and adolescents one solution-focused session. Parents and clinicians reported medium to large improvements a month later, and families reported 95% satisfaction with the service (3). It was young people, not adult women, so it isn't the group I work with. I mention it because it points to how much can shift in a single, well-structured session when the approach is right.
I have trained in Single Session Thinking, and it shapes how I work in every session I offer, not only in Back on Track.
Back on Track or ongoing work?
Both are legitimate choices, and they suit different situations. Here is a simple way to think about it.
Back on Track may suit you if:
- You have a specific issue you want to think through
- You are already doing reasonably well and need a reset
- You have done therapy before and know how to use a focused session
- You want to try working with me before committing to a programme
- You are in a practical situation where one session is what is available to you right now
Ongoing work may suit you better if:
- You are still in the early stages of making sense of what happened in your relationship
- The patterns you want to change are longstanding and layered
- You want consistent support over time as you practise new ways of responding
- You are working through something that needs more than one conversation to hold safely
On the one hand, a single session can offer real clarity and momentum. And yet on the other hand, some patterns take time, and there is no shame in that. If you are not sure which suits you, that is exactly what a FREE Relationship Clarity Call is for.
A note on how I work
I work online only, by secure video, with women across Australia and overseas. I have been a Counsellor for nearly a decade. I hold a Diploma of Counselling, and I have been a registered member of the Australian Counselling Association (Level 2) since 2017.
Back on Track is available when you need it, without a long waitlist or a complicated intake process.
What to do next
If you are wondering whether Back on Track is the right fit, book a FREE Relationship Clarity Call. It is 30 minutes, and it gives us a chance to talk through where you are and what kind of support makes sense.
If you are not quite ready for that, and you would like to start somewhere smaller, the FREE 7-Day Manipulation Detox is a good place to begin. It is a short email challenge, one email a day for 7 days, designed to help you spot the patterns that kept you in a controlling relationship, before they draw you into another one.
Book a FREE Relationship Clarity Call, or start with the Detox below.
Research mentioned in this post
- Schleider, J. and colleagues (2025), umbrella review of single-session interventions, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. Read the summary
- The Psychologist, British Psychological Society (2025), Single session therapy: exploring global perspectives
- Perkins, R. (2006), The effectiveness of one session of therapy using a single-session therapy approach for children and adolescents with mental health problems, Psychology and Psychotherapy. Read the abstract
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