Nicole did not get any writing done, but instead fell victim to the same anxiety that's been plaquing her. Once again, she thought about writing the whole paper, instead of breaking it down section by section. Nicole is the definition of paralysis by analysis. So, we went back to square one and I had her talk her way through an introduction of her thesis. By the end, we had a general outline of the introduction and how she wants to set her paper up. No she needs to organize her research and start writing.

Nicole has a lot of anxiety around her dissertation right now. She has issues with writing to begin with, but has either not received much help, or gotten bad advice up to this point. A big part of today was simply getting to know her and understanding how I can help her with her writing block. She needs to work on the organization of her ideas, and relaxing when it comes time to write. I think we had a great session and I'm looking forward to working with her.