I was in therapy for about a year and a half. After that ended, I tried for a bit, but couldn't find anyone else and quit. I do, occasionally, ponder returning.

I spoke to a friend who's a psychotherapist and asked her for some details. She said she doesn't ever want to keep a client longer than 5 years because it borders on being unethical. Even if she feels like they still need therapy, she'd rather begin a steady termination process and refer them elsewhere (than keep them).

I did notice she seemed very detached in the way she was speaking about it. Not sure if that's just her MO or what. She also said she doesn't promote a client become emotionally attached to her, that she's just a vessel for transference issues and she redirects the focus back to the client and not on their relationship.