How long does counselling or psychotherapy take?
The short answer is that it takes as long as it takes, and generally it would be you who decides when we’re done. Length of time will vary from person to person and can depend on factors such as the types of problems to be worked on and how recent or longstanding they are, frequency of sessions, finances, other external circumstances and commitment to the work. Generally, the more longstanding the problem, the more time a person may need in order to feel that they are ‘out of the woods’.
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