I've been seeing my T for 3x or more a week for the last 2ish years. Yes, I think it has helped me. We did slowing increase the number of sessions per week about about 1 more time per year I have been seeing her. We deal a lot with my transference. To be honest it wasn't until 3x a week that the intense longing seemed to fade to a missing and wanting. Now it's closer to a missing the safety of the space created, missing being the "center of attention" than her specifically. There's also more times that the transference feelings feel less towards her specifically as well.
For a while there was more mental exhaustion. For a time at the beginning of the 3x a week, there was a fair amount of depersonalization, increase in self destructive self punishing behaviors. We had our first really big rupture and I believe I had a major break through. Afterwards we found a much different cadence, much slower pace. My disassociation in session and lingering feelings afterwards have diminished considerably. After the rupture we went to daily contact - emails on days I do not see her. I am free to email her when ever and she will respond when she gets to them. Usually she checks her email 2x a day, that's all. If I miss those times, I usually don't hear from her until the next day.
So, can't really answer for you on if it will be helpful or not. It is risky and potentially a game changer. it's really hard to say because it depends on so many factors. As you know, the best is to talk to her about it and see what the 2 of you come up with.
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