The first 2 t's I saw (well the first one barely counts because i didn't even make it through the first session before walking out) I never spoke to again after I stopped seeing them. I felt zero connection with either of them. With current t, it's been 9 years now that I've been seeing her... our connection is deep... and our relationship has evolved over time. I don't think we'll ever totally end therapy - what I envision anyway is at some point stopping regular sessions but as long as we're both still alive and kickin' I'm going to want to talk to her from time to time when life event kind of things happen or for tune-ups or what have you. She's always making noises about wanting to still be working when she's 100... but I don't know what she envisions. I suppose I should ask one of these times.