It usually takes 2–3 sessions to find out whether this method is right for you: a diagnostic session and one or two therapy sessions.
A diagnostic session is not a questionnaire or an interview. It is a full session: the therapist carefully reads the whole body, finds areas of tension and blocks, connects emotional states and psychological reactions with bodily patterns, and sees how readily these blocks respond.
Often, right in this session, things that seemed unrelated, or that you'd simply stopped noticing because you were so used to them, start fitting together into a clear picture. This information gives therapy a direction and a starting point.
A diagnostic session has no fixed length: all the blocks and patterns that are found need to be explored, and there is no way to know in advance how many there will be. It usually runs 75–100 minutes of bodywork plus another 15–30 minutes of conversation to go over the results. The price stays the same either way.
There's no way to know the exact number in advance. It depends on your goals, how many patterns need to change and how deeply rooted they are, and many other factors. Here are some guidelines:
A good fit for a specific concern: to relieve intense tension, or to work through a particular trauma or reaction. For this, short (50-minute) or standard (75-minute) sessions usually work well.
This is usually enough time for the body's holding patterns to release noticeably, for buried emotions to get worked through, and for old reactions to start shifting. Many people finish here, with a change that lasts. Standard (75-minute) or extended (100-minute) sessions usually work well here.
In rare cases the work runs longer, with regular sessions or with breaks. This format fits when the traumatic experience built up over a long time, especially in childhood; when there are deep attachment issues; or when bodily patterns have become tightly woven into the personality itself. Deep change takes time. Here too, standard (75-minute) or extended (100-minute) sessions are the norm.
The schedule depends on your goals, the results of the diagnostic session, and what you want from therapy.
Frequency: usually 1–3 sessions a week. In certain cases, when more intensive work is needed, daily sessions are possible for a limited period. This is decided case by case.
I keep a few reduced-rate slots: a standard session (75 minutes) for 2,500 MXN, once a week, at a fixed time. They're for people who can't currently afford the full fee. The reduced rate covers a block of up to 10 sessions; after that we revisit the arrangement together.
Rescheduling and cancellation: no later than 48 hours before the session; in that case your slot is simply rescheduled. If you cancel later than that, the session is charged in full: the time was reserved for you, and I can no longer offer it to someone else.