Posted by Dinah on June 27, 2005, at 20:11:09
In reply to T is CBT, posted by Jazzed on June 27, 2005, at 19:09:48
How have you defined your issues? Twelve sessions is enough for many people to learn anxiety coping skills or to get a different perspective on relationship problems. If the emphasis is on learning coping skills, it's likely to be shorter term.
So can you recall how you defined why you came to therapy? And can you remember how he framed his proposed treatment? Was it in terms of coping skills or correcting faulty thinking?
You never do know. My initial estimate was twelve to sixteen sessions - maybe as long as six months. Here I am ten years later. And just now getting to the issues behind the issues behind the issues.
Therapy clients are like ogres, and onions. And cakes. :) (My husband is much better than I am at imitating Shrek, and Donkey.)
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