I've seen my Therapist for over a year and I still see her every week. Is that wierd.. We've talked about my progress being slow, but I was wondering if others go less frequently. How can you tell how often you should be seeing your therapist.

[z0ey]

ummm well i could be extra retarded in progress but i have been going to the same therapist for 4 years and i see her 2x/week (one session is an hour the other session is 1 1/2 hours)

not sure if this is helpful but ur post caught my eye--- also i ask her how much and how long she thinks and we adjust accordingly i guess
z

[OneAndMany]

((((((((((((((((EsthersVirtue)))))))))))))))))

I can't be of much help with this because I've only been in t since May (and sometimes I end up going twice in one week).

But I do want to give you safe hugs and tell you that I hope everything will start to fall into place soon.

Elizabeth

[jbug]

I have been in therapy with my T for 4 years and up until recently saw him once a week but back in February I started seeing him twice a week for 30 minutes each time.

Jbug

[jennie]

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I've seen my Therapist for over a year and I still see her every week. Is that wierd.. We've talked about my progress being slow, but I was wondering if others go less frequently. How can you tell how often you should be seeing your therapist.

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I think it's normal to see a counselor how ever often you need to . . . whether it's several times a month or once a month, etc. What's not good is suffering alone.

I think I need to see my counselor twice a month but I always think I'm wasting her time because I never talk. I think my last real appointment with her was last year. Oh well.

Normally LL schedules her clients for sessions every two week. But with me because I am the one that is planning my own therapy program and activities I pretty much set my own schedule of what day and how often I see her. I always try to set my sessions on the one day of the week that is hardest for me or within a day of a meeting such as court hearing on the DHS case for my child. As for how often - Sometimes I set my sessins for weekly sometimes every two weeks and sometimes monthly. A few times my sessions accidentally got pushed into 5 weeks between sessions due to scheduling problems of vacations and other plans that I had.

For the most part I keep myself on a schedule of at least touching base with LL every two weeks be it by leaving her a message or by seeing he face to face.. I increase my schedule if i am having thoughts of suicide, self injury or having alot of flashback. On at least one occasion LL has increased my session to allow more time to focus on one of my self set therapy projects or activities.

[Lexicon78]

I go to partial twice a week so I see my T all the time!

My trauma abuse T....well I see her once a week or when I remember to call for county transportation.

I think different t's operate differently... Psychoanalysis used to be (still is I guess) 5X per week. I've heard of some people doing that 3X weekly. Some psychodynamic therapists see their clients 2X per week. Or 1X per week. Or even fortnightly (once every two weeks, not sure if you have that term in the US). Same with other varieties... Depends on the therapist and stuff, I guess. I've heard of some people going monthly too.

How often can depend on a number of things (including, but not limited to)

- Whether there are hard things going on in the persons life or whether they are doing really well
-Whether there is processing of trauma or something like that
-Whether they are trying to build up rapport.

Then of course don't underestimate how much you are prepared to pay (in private practice) factoring in...

I think it is about figuring what is best for you. And appreciating that what is best for you can change over time...

I see my t weekly. But she has talked about how typically she sees people fortnightly. I think she was hinting but I said 'please can I see you next week' so she seems to know I want weekly and she is humouring me for the time being... She has also mentioned monthly sessions... Probably to make me more amenable to the notion of fortnightly sessions.... Hmm... Grr... I'm onto her ;-)

[Quay]

Yeah, I guess maybe I'm one of the slow ones too. I've been seeing my t once a week for 3 yrs now. If he's not available one week, I often have a make up and see him twice the next week. Sometimes I think it would be nice to see him twice a week all the time, but I'm doing a little better now so I keep telling myself I don't really need it. He has mentioned that some people cut down to every two weeks if they feel ready, or even once a month. I know it's a possibility, but I don't feel ready for that at all.

I ask all the time if he isn't tired of seeing me, and doesn't it bug him that I continue to darken his doorstep, but he always assures me that I'm making good progress. So I guess it's okay.

[(JD)]

I don't consider how often you see your T, nor how long you've been in therapy an indicator of being slow, or difficult or anything like that.

What difference does it make how long it takes, as long as you are on the right road???

I doubt I will ever be able to live without therapy. I have chronic pain (it isn't going away) and it's hold on me...and the depression... is a daily coping element... there are no support ppl in my life. PPL can't go through life alone, it's human nature to have help.

BTW I have been in therapy nearly 19 years. I go 3x a week. I also go to physical therapy 3x a week (disabling injury 20 years ago) ...

TC! Hope my reply helps.

[Hopefull]

I see T every other week primarily due to busy schedule when I first started talking to her. I was doing 38 hours of work and six hours of school. I reduced it to 30 hours of work (minimum for insursance) and six hours at school. So, we have kept up that routine. My T seems to be flexible in that she lets you decide on the frequency of visits. I think she wishes I'd talk more frequently with her sometimes. Other times, she messes up the schedule with vacation or sickness. I hate going for a whole month with my t time. AAAAAAAAA! I miss her so much when that happens. This is the main disadvantage in my opinion of going once every other week. If one appoinment is missed by you or her, the misery gets worse! I find it sometimes takes me a little more than a week to come up with an adgenda of what I want to talk about.
Secondly, I agree with the above posting that frequency/length of time in therapy is not the greatest way to evaluate where you are. I'd suggest that you look for progress towards your goals and a reduction in symptoms.

[jbug]

I saw my T this week just once but it was scheduling problems on my end. We talked and decided that after this week it will go down to once a week because I will be starting school again soon and I have to take 5 classes and will be to busy to see him twice a week.

Jbug

[Dezdemona]

I see mine once a week. This Tuesday will be my last session with her for two weeks! I'll miss her, sure. But I'll be okay.

I always hated when my first T would cancel out at the last minute. It was so annoying! The one I have now has never cancelled on me. It's probably different though when youre working in an office, as opposed to your own home.