Well, I wouldn't say I have exxperienced any healing, but I have learned ways to cope. In this sense I consider my therapy to be successful.

It has become apparent to me that perhaps my own therapy experiences were not what others seem to be having.

Firstly, my therapist interviewed me and assessed me on whether we could work together and if she would take me on as a client.

Secondly, at the outset we established an agenda, time frame, expectations, and even responsibilities for the therapy. We established goals that were measurable and realistic.

We constantly revisited these goals to evaluate what was and wasn't working. I was held accountable to doing my part in the way of homework and exercises. We made a weekly agenda and reviewed the previous week's work. I was sent away with my own copy of the session notes with orders to review them daily.

By the end of the 3 month period we had agreed upon, we saw measurable improvement.