How Often Do You Meet With Your T?

[Hypothermia2012]

so far I've been meeting with him once a week, because for me, a lot happens in a week. but I'm just curious to know how often you meet with your T? I like that it's a consistent once a week meeting, and I feel very safe in his office so I enjoy going to meet with him, and I hope it doesn't change to drastically. I wouldn't be able to cope.

 

[Mojo]

I see my emdr therapist once a week and the cbt/talk therapist every two weeks. Been like this about a year but in the past it varied depending on how I was doing

 

[Crow]

If I could afford it, I'd consistently go twice a week but I go once a week usually.

 

[Friday]

When I went, it was 2 hours once every 2 weeks, and he wanted me there 2-3x per week... so we ended up splitting the difference @ zero. ;) Which is totally fair. When you're under someone's care, there's a responsibility there. He was more than willing to provide the level of care he thought was needed, I wasn't willing/able to take the recommendation. So it was an amicable split. He was a good guy.

((Other factors went in; his office was 5 hours away from where I lived, & I couldn't afford him even at twice a month. I'd have been willing if I was able. I simply wasn't able at that time. Lol. Or now for that matter. $1500 a month is a lot of money.))

 

[Suzetig]

I was weekly for a long time but in the past few months it's been ever 2/3 weeks for about 90 mins, which works well for me.

 

[deer_in_headlights]

Hi Hypothermia!

Welcome to the forum!

2 days/ week with Somatic Experiencing/ & multiple-therapies trauma T
1 day/ week with EMDR specialist & multiple-therapies trauma T
So, 3 hrs/ week plus practice/homework.

This is a major reduction from 2 hours 5x/ week with my first therapist, who didn't know a thing about trauma therapy, but was trying to keep me from offing myself during flashbacks; plus 4 hrs/ week with a sexual assault therapist and group.
That was a minimum of 14 hrs/ week.

I figure I've gotten the equivalent of several university degrees: ($ expense and learning - they're also university professors. One therapist took me on rounds, asking me to do joint therapy and role-playing to help other clients, and teaching relationship/bereavement groups with him.) No hospitalizations, because of intensive working with therapists who know me better than anyone else (and still they put up with me:woot:).

You certainly don't have to put in this amount of time or money. I'm just very motivated to survive, grow beyond trauma into life. I am willing to put everything I have into my own transformation - and then use what I've learned to help others if I can :hug:

 

[barefoot]

I see mine once a week for 2 hours.

For about three or four months starting around this time last year I was seeing her twice a week (1 x 2 hour session and 1 x 1 hour session), but that's because I wasn't doing very well and we agreed that the extra support would be helpful - I was off sick from work as I'd had a meltdown, so I had the time to do that and found that structure of twice a week useful.

I'm not doing great at the moment and would probably benefit from twice a week again now. But she's quite a distance from me and I can't really afford to take that much time out of two days. Plus it's too expensive for me to go more often at the moment.

 

[Deleted member 29920]

We only get one every two weeks in uk - nhs, it's not enough. No wonder Britain is the "sick man" of Europe :dead:

 

[Sandstone]

Once a week for two full hours - that's NHS, but I suspect T is providing the second hour off the record as we meet away from their premises

 

[jaccat]

One hour once a week (but I'm privste not NHS). My T's only part time, so I'm not sure what would happen if I did need the extra support.

 

[Sandstone]

Once a week for two full hours - that's NHS, but I suspect T is providing the second hour off the record as we meet away from their premises

I like that it's a consistent once a week meeting, and I feel very safe in his office so I enjoy going to meet with him, and I hope it doesn't change to drastically. I wouldn't be able to cope.

Do you have any reason to think it might change? Or is it just a nagging concern?

 

[JEKBreatheandBelieve]

I see my therapist two times a week for about 2 hours. Sometimes we meet more or less often depending on what is going on. I am also looking for additional supports such a DBT class or a support group, and a psychiatrist, but so far no luck on those fronts.