I was seeing him 3x a week with in between calls, but my analyst doesn't believe it is the frequency that matters. It is the way we work together. At some times it is just therapy, but at other times it's intensive work like analysis. Other analysts in the same field have made the same point--that someone can use a couch technique 4x a week versus someone who sees you face to face once a week. Several analysts have shown that people make more progress with fewer sessions so that doesn't really define analysis per se. I think 2x a week is enough though I like 3x for continuity, but I can't really afford it. When I was referring to lots of therapy I think I was thinking of the years and years I've put in rather than the per week amount.