What is feedback Informed Treatment?
Feedback Informed Treatment, or FIT, is an approach that uses regular client feedback to improve therapy.
At every session, I ask for feedback in two key areas:
Overall well-being: Are things improving across different areas of your life?
Our work together: Was the session useful and how are we doing?
The idea is that it’s much easier to course correct early on in the work rather than further down the line when things have already gone off track.
These conversations give us a chance to talk about your experience of therapy, which is important because helpful therapy is collaborative.
Feedback Informed Treatment
Makes Therapy More Collaborative
Feedback Informed Treatment gives you a stronger voice in your own care.
It can be hard to give people feedback at the best of times, especially in a scenario like therapy where you’re sharing a lot of personal information and are working towards seeing improvements in your life.
You may not normally say, “I wanted to talk about something else today” or “I don’t quite think you understood what I was trying to say.” But the session feedback at the end of our appointment gives you a chance to let me know whether something was missing and more importantly, allows us to have a conversation about it so we can be more effective next time.
I always tell clients that I would rather have an honest conversation than have them leave feeling like something was off or didn’t land with them. This way we can adjust how we’re working together and they can get the best care possible for them. And I mean it.
Feedback Gets Easier Each Time
Initially, giving feedback can feel a bit awkward, but it does get easier the more you practice. It’s not only a moment to reflect on how you’re doing, but also how the session went and what (if anything) could be improved.
I believe doing this at every therapy session also gives you a low-stakes environment to practice reflection and sharing with someone else what you really think and feel. We don’t always get those opportunities in our day-to-day lives.
And while I can’t share testimonials, I can assure you that every client I’ve worked with tends to really value and love the Feedback Informed Treatment model. It truly transforms therapy.