<p>This article in the journal <i>Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie</i> provides an overview of the initial consultation and the initial phase in the monodramatic therapy process when working with adults in private practice. The preliminary phase and the initial contact in the warm-up phase before the actual initial conversation are discussed. Important design aspects such as the framework conditions of psychotherapy and the therapeutic relationship offered in psychodrama are explained and the subject areas of anamnesis, question formats and goal development are presented. Options for psychodramatic interventions are offered and psychodramatic diagnostics are described as an important part of the initial consultation. Suggestions for developing hypotheses after the initial consultation as well as an approach to treatment planning are presented.</p>