how long have you been in therapy?

I have been in therapy for 9 months, not sure it is really helping a lot but then thats because of my inablity. Did not think it would be such a slow process and do wonder if I will be able to finish what I have started!
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I have been with T a bit over 2 and a half years. I started at once a week but now see him twice a week. Like you, I have a supportive H and insurance that pays for some of my therapy. I was in therapy once before for about 4 years, but that experience was NOTHING like this one. It was more of a supportive relationship.

I don't see ending anytime soon or ever. I was shocked at the process and how much work I have to do. Besides depression I am dealing with complex ptsd, dissociation, ocd and who knows what else. Oy. I am very attached to my T and can honestly say I do love him!

I've been in therapy (this time) for 2 years and 2 months.
I started seeing my therapist once a week.
For the last 6 months I have seen her twice a week. (Much more helpful!)

cmac13, that's a wonderful amount of time with your T!

I have been in therapy for 3 years. The first 9 months was only marriage counseling every week or every other week. For the next 6 months I did both individual and couples, both every other week. After that, once me and ex-H decided to get divorced, I've seen T for only individual therapy every-other week.

Just short of a year with this one. I see my T once a week. It took a while to undo the first T's damage (still working on it) and I was with him for 1 year, every other week, but I don't count that year. I wouldn't even call it therapy just mind control. I'd like to erase that year.

I have been with my T for 2 years. I started out seeing her every 2 weeks but now see her every week. My sessions are 45 minutes. I am actually going to be getting ready to leave this T because I'm moving. Totally upset about that because we really connect well but I dont really have a choice.

First time I was in therapy was when I was 8yrs old and it was court ordered for my family. We all had to go for our own therapy once a week. That lasted a year.
At 15 I was sent to a psych hospital for depression. I stayed with that therapist for 2 years.
Then started back in my early 20's not sure on how old I was. I know it only lasted for 6 months and I had 4 therapist in the time period. ( mental health clinic )
I started back while in college, 12 years ago. I've had 3 therapist since then. But been with the therapist I have now for 7 years now. I started out going once a week, Then the insurance cut back the sessions to every other week. Now since I don't have insurance I go once a month. I've come to understand that I'll be in therapy of some kind for the rest of my life. But I'm OK with that.

Um... One is from Oct 08- present, so... 8 months
The other from August- present, sort of, so... 10 months

I saw my previous T for exactly 2 yrs and 1 day. So all combined it's been almost 3 yrs of consecutive therapy.

I see my one T 1x weekly. The second T is anywhere from 1x weekly, to 2x monthly.

2002: about 4 or 5 months with a great T
2003: about 5 months with a ridiculously bad T
2004: about 3 or 4 months i think with a totally useless T
2006 - 2008: a little over 2 years with fantastic T that i started seeing again about a month ago. i see her once a week.

I was with my first psychologist for 7 years and then a little break of about 4 years just seeing my pdoc on and off. Now i am back seeing a psychologist since 2007 and my new pdoc since then. Wonderful people......although I have experienced some horror shrinks in my time!!

3 years, once a week. I'm another one who thought it would take just a few sessions to 'fix' me. Then I figured, okay, a year would be enough. Now I feel like I'll need the help of T forever, but I don't think it'll be quite that long...

I've been seeing my T. since April 13th of this year. I've just had my 5th session, so that makes it approximately every other week. I wish I could see him every week, but we are trying to stretch out the 20 sessions allowed by my insurance co. My T. goes on vacation soon so I won't see him for 3 weeks---a long stretch for me. He did make sure I had his answering service phone number but I have told myself that I will not bother him on his vacation. I am terrified at the thought that at the end of the 20th session my insurance co. may not allow me any more. I am not going to think about it now and hopefully, by that time, I will either not need anymore t. or will have the skills to cope. On top of this, he is already semi-retired and only sees clients 3 days a week. I panic everytime I think of this. Anybody out there go through this already, and how did you deal with this? thanks.

I've been in therapy overall for over 2 years, and seeing my current therapist for almost 1 year. I see her once a week, unless something else comes up and we have to delay it a bit.

Been seeing her since Feb 11 this year. Will be forced to terminate in Nov upon graduation and I will NOT be able to cope! I know therapy's supposed to have an end but I never want it to because I love my T so much and she's set such a high standard that I feel like no future Ts will ever be able to fill her place.

I was in therapy for 2,5 years and saw my T every week.

This is an old thread, wow! 2009. that summer is when my depression was at it's absolute all-time worst. I've been in therapy this time around for 3 years next month.

I've been going for about 18 years now, with several therapists because most were students (and back to a student again due to finances... I wish I could see a t for more than several months at a time. This switching is difficult). Current t I've only seen for 2 months at once a week. I could use more, but her availability is limited. Previous t I saw for 10 months. I generally saw her once a week, but more if needed.

I've been in therapy for about 17 years now, usually going twice a week. Have had 2 1/2 therapists (one in transition from the main 2). What's weird is that starting with a new one felt so different since he was so more open and emotionally attuned, that it felt like I was starting over and did end up covering things that I thought I had already gone over. Not that the first therapist did't do a good job; it is just that the approach and my response were different. I like therapy and do not see it as treatment. I see it as exploration so I will probably always do it, or at least until my current therapist retires. I doubt I'll ever find one like him.