How much longer will you be in therapy?

I've seen my current T for about 8 years and will continue until she retires, moves, or dies.

I'll do it as long as I have the time, live in the same location, and find it helpful. Currently I work part time and have a flexible schedule but someday I will probably have to move to get a full time job. I don't think I would start over with a new T who doesn't know me, but I guess it would depend.

I was not well when I started therapy. I'm doing much better now but there's room for improvement. So no, I don't think therapy is only for the well.

A while yet unless we shut up shop and quit.

How do you know -- if you do know -- when you are no longer making progress?

I don't really know. I trust that of my T feels like it is longer benefiting me or that I am stuck that she will bring it up for discussion and we will go from there.

I did ~2 years, more or less one year wit each therapist, then a period of overlapping, seeing whoever I wanted for whatever, then the whole thing and my interest just dissipated.

I am quite sure, right now, that was my experimenting with therapy. I keep my options open, but I would be surprised if I returned to therapy later.

I don't know, how could anyone be. Maybe 1 year, maybe 2. I wonder if there is some internal feeling telling that one is ready to move on?

It's reassuring to me to read that other people are in long-term therapy.
I sometimes get upset or worried about when I will have to stop, or how long is too long. But, ultimately, my judgment is that I will continue to see my T and do therapy for as long as I feel it's benefitting me and worthwhile for me. I think it's something I do that is helpful and supportive and helps me to live a healthy happy life. So overall I think it's a good choice to continue.