The length of time of counseling depends on the person, goal, problem, and schedule.
Some people find that they prefer or need short-term therapy (ranging from one session to a couple of months), while others
are looking to or need to do longer-term work, which may last for years. Others choose a combination of both by doing pieces
of work for a short duration over a period of years.
We will regularly review your experience and progress in therapy. Ideally,
we will end therapy mutually after it has been agreed upon that the goals that you have set have been met and or the problems
or concerns that you had have been resolved to your satisfaction. In this case, we will have a “termination” session
to review the work that you have done, discuss ways that you will continue to maintain the progress you have made, and help
you to be able to recognize signs that problems may be reoccurring and ways to address this if this happens.
If you or I believe that the work that we are doing does not seem
to be helpful to you, or that we are not making progress on the goals that you have set and cannot resolve a way to do so,
I am ethically and legally bound to end the therapy. I am happy to provide referrals to other providers if this situation
should occur.
