Posted by Dinah on August 12, 2002, at 19:56:03
In reply to Lots, Medium or Dinky???, posted by Raven on August 12, 2002, at 17:22:42
I would imagine it differs for different people and for different types of therapy. For cognitive behavior therapy, I'm guessing the number of sessions is shorter.
I'm not the best one to ask. The real work of my therapy didn't begin until I learned to trust my therapist 5 years into therapy. Unless learning to trust him was the real work of therapy.
It must be terrible to be constrained by the guidelines of the HMO. Is your therapist willing to work with them for more time for you? Is there any way you can swing a few more sessions yourself?
Have you assessed your initial goals against what has been accomplished?
So you've only had 25 sessions in a year and a half? That doesn't seem excessive. I know a lot of insurance companies have a set number of sessions they allow per year. Is it possible they would approve more next year?
I don't really have an answer for you I'm afraid. Just throwing around ideas. Have you discussed this with your therapist?
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