I could see myself, being the ultimate avoider I am, but still determined to follow the general recommended protocol waiting until the end of a therapy session and saying, "You know..., I think I am cured. Thanks so much for all the warm conversations. I appreciate the insights you've given me. I think I'm done now. Bye." I would successfully meet the minimum termination recommendation but short change myself if the process. The thing is I know if I say I want to quite, I better mean it. I get the impression from my T that she will not play games. She wouldn't try to convince me to stay. She'd be like 'OK, well if you ever want to come back, you know the number.'

Miss Charlotte, I hope you are just working yourself though all possible scenarios here.