I saw my T for @ 11 years, beginning in grad school, and finished 16 years ago. We uncovered so many things, but all under the umbrella of very confused and manipulative parenting. He "fathered" me and continues to be a Father presence in my life post therapy. How I know therapy worked is that the almost constant depression ended, the pain of trauma faded, I've grown increasingly more comfortable in my life. Although I've had a lot of life changes since then, I've adapted successfully. There was a time I was nearly agoraphobic, and now I've been living in a foreign culture for about 15 years.

A couple of years ago I found myself in a pretty traumatic situation; although I experienced some powerful emotions from the past, they didn't engulf me. I was able to cope with the situation under tremendous stress, and found myself to be very resilient. So, yeah, therapy worked.