unicornlady, I have to say that what your therapist said sounds very strange to me. I've been in therapy for 13 years and no one ever said that to me. Of course I am still on disability, but I can't even imagine going any less than every 3 weeks, preferably every 2 minimum, even if everything is going great. Ultimately I think it should be up to you.

If you feel you need more therapeutic support beyond once monthly, you might speak up about it or even seek a new therapist for a "fresh perspective". Have you been seeing your current therapist for most or all of the 7 years you mentioned? I imagine some therapists simply run out of ideas for how to support certain clients. That doesn't mean the client is too well or too sick. This "fresh perspective" I mentioned can be very valuable at times. We are not married to our therapists. Though marriages can sometimes grow stale, therapeutic relationships should not, in my view. Though I have benefited from some longer-term therapy relationships, when I have had to change I found the change offered new benefits. Sometimes it works the same with psychiatrists, though I don't think as much, for various reasons.