I've been going twice a week for about 7 months now. I started going more often on a regular basis because I was dealing with an escalating verbally and emotionally abusive marriage and I started feeling suicidal and felt I needed more support. Some weeks, if I'm having a particularly difficult time I ask for an extra third session. This past week, I had a traumatic event happen and I went 4 times.

I don't know if it's more intense, but it helps me to feel more attached to my therapist. Sometimes I find that attachment frightening, but overall I think it's probably a good thing right now.