How Often Do You See Your Therapist?

[Deleted member 12723]

I see mine every six months now but if I needed a appointment I could make one anytime. He is available through his nurse on the phone and I feel well taken care of.

 

[Sarah2732]

Go as often as you NEED to go, for as long as you NEED to go. Who cares what anyone else thinks, anyone doing intensive counseling is an intensely brave and courageous person!

I think we all have varying needs, varying internal rhythms, need varying amounts of time to process a session, and/or start un-attaching after a certain number of days. Figuring out what that schedule is for you, IMO, can really speed the healing process.

For me, it was 90 minute sessions 2x a week for about 18 months (and then, I found, I was fine with standard 50 min weekly appts)

 

[Ti Vu]

With my first psychologist, my school's Mental Health Counselor, it was once a week. Tuesdays. It all happened towards the end of the semester so we were only able to get three sessions in before the semester ended, but my school covers six sessions, so I'll be seeing her again when Fall Semester starts.

My current one, I found on my own and as with my other P, once a week. This time, it's Wednesdays.

I don't feel like that's enough, but that's really all I can afford being an unemployed student. I do kinda supplement it with frequent calls and chats to my local Warmline though. Sometimes they stay on the phone with me for a whole sessions-length.

 

[HappyJock]

I see my therapist three times a week and my psych. bi-weekly. I do best with more sessions. In the past, I've seen them 5 times a week and in the very beginning, just once a week.

 

[Panda Bear]

Weekly.

Every so often I'm in a difficult situation and I'll add a second session. Happens maybe 6-8x a year and almost ALWAYS happens 2-3x between Halloween and New Years.

 

[Heather]

Right now I got 2x's a week and will be starting a trauma group tomorrow.

Some weeks I feel like I need to go every day.

 

[jacx]

Once a week, and that feels like a lot. I can't imagine going more often - I find therapy sessions very uncomfortable. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?