Juno Clinic Blog How Long Do I Need Therapy?

Before you start therapy, one of the questions that goes through your mind might be for how long you need to for counseling before the problem is ‘fixed.’ Now, whether a problem can be fixed within a time frame or not depends a lot on what the problem is. Depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and addiction are issues that can recur over a very long period of time. On the other hand, a problem which is related to an immediate event might take a shorter period to resolve. While the question of a time period isn’t a moot point for seeking therapy, it might be something that determines how you choose to approach it. Discuss it with your therapist. After the first couple of meetings your therapist can probably gauge how many sessions you might need, or if your issue is a long-term one that needs regular support. In the initial stages, your sessions might happen more frequently, even on a weekly basis, and this could reduce over time. There might be an organic reduction in the number of sessions you attend. Over a period of a year, you might find therapy could become more of a support base that needs … The post How Long Do I Need Therapy? appeared first on JunoClinic.