Introduction Intake sessions are important processes in psychological therapies that rely on the counsellor – client relationship. Still, when not properly directed, these sessions pose major challenges to the therapies. In this report, I will give my opinion about possible interferences created when conducting intake sessions, ways to overcome identified challenges, the nature of the session and diversity differences that therapists go through in the initial sessions. Causes of Interference From my own experience, I believe that most obstructions in psychological therapies occur due to counsellor-client relationships. Both therapists and clients experience unconscious thoughts and feelings towards each other. These beliefs are created by the unconscious region of the brain or past experiences. Perhaps, people would ask how counsellor-client relationships interfere with information gathering. The paper is to discuss two common relationships that may delay or introduce obstacles in sessions. The first relationship is the development of unconscious feelings by their patients towards their analysts. This relationship element is called transference. I have noticed that transference occurs due to comparisons made by patients to some people they have encountered in life or natural attraction and their preferences. Patients, in this case, are attracted towards therapists and want to establish close interpersonal relationships. As a result, they are interfering with the session. Even though transference often manifests itself in the form of erotic and affectionate attractions, it is also displayed as wrath, hatred, overdependence, or distrust. All these feelings cause discomfort to both the patient and the therapist and interfere with the process of gathering information. The second relationship is the development of unconscious feelings towards patients by their analysts, commonly known as countertransference. This element can be equated to transference because of the nature of feelings and attractions experienced. The only difference is that in countertransference, emotions and feelings are developed by the therapists toward the patient. It is believed that patients’ transference reactions or counsellors’ backgrounds and personal issues cause countertransference responses. Countertransference leads to lack of objectivity when analysts are unable to establish firm boundaries with their patients. Ways to Overcome Interference In order to avoid interference during intake sessions, I believe that therapists should pay close attention to their feelings and protect their clients by concentrating more on the obstacles in order to help clients in discovering unconscious elements. Therapists should also be conscious of countertransference issue to handle patients who display transference. When clients are unconscious of their transference, therapists can assist them in accepting that notion and achieving certain awareness of the issue. This would entail confronting clients with questions, such as, “Why are you vexed by my presence?”. A showdown in this sense creates consciousness and prepares the patients so that they would be ready to explore the nature of their behaviours. Therapists can also use questions that bring about acceptance and awareness to patients. As a consequence, patients would