We invite students to bring papers to the Writing Center at any stage in the writing process?. Those different stages call for different approaches. See the Basic Guidelines for Consultations on Drafts for an overview of how a typical consultation might progress. (As though any consultation is typical . . .)

It's important to think about Starting a Consultation and Bringing a Consultation to an End. You may also want to think about power dynamics in the Writing Center.

In addition, we often have consultations with students whose first language is not English.