I appreciate hearing your different perspectives, as well as how often your t's take vacations. It makes me think that I should probably work at accepting her more frequent vacations, rather than seeking out additional support from someone else. I have been in therapy a lot of years, so maybe this situation is actually best for me, even if it doesn't feel like it. Soon enough, my t will decide to retire. By then, I will have had to reach a point where I am ready to end therapy. Beginning to space them out now, regardless of how painful it is, could end up being a blessing in disguise 1 year or so down the road.