I've been in therapy for about 15 years, total, with 4 different Ts. There was a break of 10 years before I started seeing my current T, whom I saw for about 6 years. I used to see them all weekly. Now I see my T "as needed." My formal termination with her was about 1 year ago.

When I started therapy, I thought it was going to be like an advice column. I would ask questions and get answers. Boy, was I naive about therapy! Once I got into it, I never wanted it to end, though. It doesn't seem like 6 years at all. Therapy is a slow process.